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Congress remembers B.r. Ambedkar on sVC for result oriented measures to Comprehensive measures underway for his 61st death anniversary 3 check menace of corruption 6 upgrading sports infrastructure: dy CM 8 Demonetisation has brought CM chairs first meeting of J&K 'Janshakti' into prominence: Modi a major reform like demonetisation.Briefing Rural Livelihood Society reporters after the meet - ing, Parliamentary Affairs Mehbooba stresses on further extension of livelihood schemes, market linkages Minister Ananth Kumar Approves launch of 100 milk collection centres in the state said Modi asked MPs to spread awareness about a "less-cash" and digital CM interacts with SHGs economy in the same way they enroll people in vot - under Umeed ers list during elections and highlight the use of Women empowerment key to social EVMs irrespective of development: Mehbooba new delhI, deC 7: ing to a debate despite his which party one votes Our COrrespOndent Asserting that the people presence there for.Modi's message was BIshnAh, deC 07: have supported demoneti - twice.Hitting out at oppo - for members of all politi - Saying that empowerment of women is imperative for sation, Prime Minister sition parties, he told BJP cal parties, Kumar said."In the development of the society, Chief Minister, Narendra Modi today said MPs at a parliamentary a democracy, 'janshakti' Mehbooba Mufti today said the Government has his government has party meeting that (people's power) should Our COrrespOndent rural women even as she Livelihood Society launched many schemes and programmes for the wel - brought 'Janshakti' (peo - Parliament in the past had be above 'rajya shakti' JAMMu, deC 07: asked the banks to extend (JKRLS) here today, the fare and development of women of the ple's power) into promi - debated decisions of pre - (state power). My govern - Chief Minister, Mehbooba adequate facilities in this Chief Minister said rural State.Addressing a public meeting after interacting nence with the decision vious governments that ment has brought this into Mufti has stressed on fur - regard.Chairing the first economy of the State has a with members of women Self Help Groups set up and flayed the opposition, had caused social tensions prominence," Modi said, ther extension of liveli - Governing Council meet - good scope of providing under UMEED programme under J&K Rural saying it got "exposed" in and conflict but they were referring to the people's hood schemes among the ing of the J&K Rural (Contd on page 2) (Contd on page 2) Rajya Sabha by not agree - not allowing discussion on (Contd on page 2) NEWS BRIEF Enhance measures for welfare of ex- LA panel for expediting process to clear Online Advt Portal: Servicemen and their families: Governor compensation cases of daily wagers DIPR organizes train - NIA to probe terror attack Our COrrespOndent ing for newspaper on army base in Nagrota JAMMu, deC 7: Stresses for creation of field staff posts new delhI, deC 7: In the annual Armed Our COrrespOndent Chairmanship of MLA, representatives The National Investigating Agency Forces Flag Day ceremony JAMMu, deC 07: Vikar Rasool Wani to exam - Our COrrespOndent (NIA) will probe the last month's ter - held at Raj Bhavan here The Committee on ine the Action Taken Report JAMMu, deC 7: ror attack on Indian Army base in today, Governor N. 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Government Assurances of on the Government Department of Information and Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota.NIA on Vohra has stressed the Jammu and Kashmir Assurances pertaining to Public Relations today conducted an Wednesday registered a case with need for well planned ini - Legislative Assembly today PDD.Legislators, Javaid orientatio n programme for the repre - regard to the November 29 terror tiatives being taken to asked the Power Hassan Beigh, Asgar Ali sentatives of empanelled newspapers attack on an Army base in Nagrota, in ensure the welfare of our Development Department Karbalai, Delden Namgyal, regarding the use of new e-system put which seven Indian soldiers, including valiant soldiers, airmen (PDD) to take up the matter Dina Nath Bhagat, in place for distribution of govern - two officers, were killed.The NIA reg - and sailors in recognition of compensation cases of Mohammad Abbas Wani, ment advertisements.Representatives istered the case at its police station in of their enormous sacri - take special care of the widows who are not daily wagers and casual Pawan Kumar Gupta, of 60 newspapers from Jammu Delhi following instructions from the fices for safeguarding the families of our martyrs. receiving pensions and workers on priority basis Devinder Kumar Manyal attended the programme where the y Union Home Ministry.The case has honour, glory, and safety The Governor made a con - urged Brigadier Harcharan who died or were injured and Choudhary Qamar were informed about the new online been filed for offences under sections of the Motherland. He tribution towards the Flag Singh (Retd), Director while rendering their Hussain attended the meet - portal started by DIPR for online dis - 120B, 121, 307 of the Ranbir Penal Code observed that it is our Day Fund.Governor reiter - Sainik Welfare, to prepare duties.The Committee met ing and gave their tribution of government (Contd on page 2) moral responsibility to ated his concern for the (Contd on page 2) here today under the (Contd on page 2) (Contd on page 2) SHRC seeks report regarding condition of JK 5 Dairy Villages to be JKWDC bags best performance award India-Pak ties have become House Chanakyapuri sluggish: Govt Our COrrespOndent established in JK new delhI, deC 7: JAMMu, deC 7: Project to be implemented on Gujarat model: Kohli The government today told the Lok Sabha that the Taking cognizance of the complaints of India-Pakistan relationship has become "sluggish" patients and their attendants regarding Our COrrespOndent but added that there has been no impact on bilateral the dilapidated condition of Block-C of JAMMu, deC 07: arrangements, including on exchange of fishermen Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Mr JK House Chanakyapuri, the chairman and prisoners caught on either side.Responding to a Abdul Gani Kohli today said that five Dairy villages are Jammu and Kashmir State Human question related to Indian fishermen being arrested being set up in J&K under Doodh Yojana Scheme. These Rights Commission, Justice (retd) Bilal by Pakistan, Minister of State for External Affairs V K include 2 in Jammu and one each in Kathua, Samba and (Contd on page 2) Rajouri districts. The Animal Husbandry Department has Singh said, "The relationship between the two coun - already prepared a Detailed Project Report (DPR) and tries (India and Pakistan) has become sluggish. But Terrorists may use each project is estimated to cost Rs 1 crore, the Minister Our COrrespOndent standing work as the State chan - that has had no impact on such bilateral agree - uninhabited islands as said.The Minister was speaking at a meeting convened JAMMu, deC 07: nelizing agency of National ments."The minister added that mechanisms have here to discuss the project which is to be implemented on The Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Finance and been put in place to ensure release of fishermen safe haven: PP warns Gujarat Model.The aim of the project is to boast the Women’s Development Development Corporation caught by either side.In addition, an India-Pakistan Govt, security agencies income of the people associated with the cattle rearing Corporation (JKWDC) has been (NHFDC) for the year 2016. Judicial Committee on Prisoners, consisting of retired and encourage local youth to take up dairy farming on conferred the best performance The Chairperson, JKWDC, Ms judges from the higher judiciary of both countries, new delhI, deC 7: (Contd on page 2) award in recognition of its out - (Contd on page 2) (Contd on page 2) Government and security agencies were warned on Wednesday about possible use of uninhabited islands in RESOURCESAT-2A launched seas being used as safe haven by ter - Inapt execution of Multipurpose Indoor Complex construction at rorists.In its report, the Parliamentary successfully Standing Committee on Home Affairs MA stadium caused escalation of project cost at Rs 11.24 crores BengAluru, deC 7: said that terrorist may use new modus India's latest Remote Sensing satellite, RESOURCE - operandi and unconventional methods COnstruCtIOn wOrk wOrth CrOres AllOtted tO seleCt grOup Of COntrACtOrs wIthOut puttIng theM tO tenders SAT-2A, was today successfully launched by ISRO's (Contd on page 2) gY COrrespOndent with rupee currency. This workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the deC 7: resulted in poor quality work launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Prelims for CCE 2016 The prevalence of entertaining without maintaining requisite Pradesh.RESOURCESAT-2A, intended for resource blue eyed persons in Govt standard parameters besides monitoring, is a follow on mission to RESOURCE - on Feb 19: PSC departments and even going had they followed the proper SAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2, launched in 2003 and Our COrrespOndent beyond the rule books to e-tendering the exchequer 2011 respectively.It is intended to continue the JAMMu, deC 7: adjust them is not new in J&K would have received biddings remote sensing data services to global users provid - According to Secretary, Controller of and Sports department is no on competition basis and the ed by RESOURCESAT-1 and 2."PSLV-C36 success - Examinations, J&K Public Service exception. However in the council would have choice to fully launches RESOURCESAT-2A," ISRO said. Commission, Preliminary Examination J&K Sports Council several allot the work to lowest bid - Describing it as a "successful" launch, ISRO for Combined Competitive works ranging from Rs 10000 der and also the quality could Chairman A S Kiran Kumar said it is going to pro - Examination, 2016 shall be held on to 25 lacs have been done by have been ensured which is vide continuity to "our three tier imaging data, which February 19, 2017 (Sunday) in two ses - contractors with the blessing sacrificed once you allot the will be extremely useful for various applications of sions in response to Notification of council ignoring e-tender - work to a person in your rela - No.PSC/Exm/2016/52 land and water."He said "it has been a perfect ing/tendering which was tion which is also a human dated:18.06.2016.The candidates who launch." "I wish to congratulate the entire ISRO team mandatory vide Circular No tendency. This resulted in have not deposited their fee so far have View of incomplete Multipurpose Indoor Complex at for the wonderful job they have done and for putting 4, ITD of 2015 dated 20-05- allotting work on idea basis been asked to deposit the same by or MA stadium even after lapse of 4 years one more operational satellite into orbit," Kumar 2015 which says that e-tender which resulted in costly com - before December 15, otherwise their said.PSLV-C36, the 38th flight of PSLV, blasted off at value of Rs 1.00 lacs from the 5.00 lacs and the expenditure materials is difficult to believe pletion of work and causing (Contd on page 2) (Contd on page 2) present threshold limit of Rs shown in purchasing the as if one is shopping in USA (Contd on page 2)

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of the building in presence of the authorities of JK House and third one Mohd Saleem S/o Sainditta R/o ustad Mohalla. The CM chairs ...... LA panel ...... submit a report to the Commission in this regard. lowest of the tender was Rs 44226176 and was given to jobs to people and as such more and more interventions suggestions regarding functioning of PDD.The Committee Arifeen builders after asking him to deposit the bank as per - should be made to tap the same.Minister for Rural asked PDD for early release of already sanctioned amount for Terrorists may ...... formance guarantee of 45 lacs besides submitting an amount Development, Abdul Haq and Minister of State for Rural Receiving Stations of Ukhral, Kheri, Chanderkote and to launch terror strikes in India by using the uninhabited of Rs 9.30 lacs earnest money in the shape of CDR bearing No Development, Sunil Sharma were also present in the meeting. Sudhmahadev and funds for central type of workshops which islands.The Home Ministry, in its submission, the said that 2257107 dated 5-10-2012 drawn from J&K Bank Nawakadal Mehbooba Mufti said the concept of Self Help Groups among already have been sanctioned each for two–districts. The threats from terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba to India's coastal Srinagar which shall be released upon successful completion rural women should be further pushed and more and more Committee also stressed upon for early release of amount of security have been shared with agencies concerned from time- of work and defects liability period and bank guarantee for an women should be included in it. She specifically asked the Rs 103 crore under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana to-time.Inputs such as poaching by Myanmmar fishermen amount of Rs 45 lacs issued by J&K Bank Ltd branch banking industry particularly J&K Bank and NABARD to fur - and Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmmar by sea and its like - (RGGVY) schemes for Chenab Valley.The Committee Nawakadal on 06-02-2013 in token of performance guarantee ther support such initiatives. She said market connectivity is a ly impact on the security of Andaman and Nicobar Islands stressed upon the PDD authorities to take necessary steps for and same shall be encashed if contractor fails to complete must for the success of these groups adding Government have also been shared.The Committee mentioned that marine posting and creation of new posts of field staff in required work in fixed time schedule or any slackness during execution would actively think over providing market linkages to such police should be watchful in thwarting any incursions by for - in deviation to the completion schedule ( Month wise). Due to areas on priority basis so that the areas which are facing short - SHGs.On the occasion, the Chief Minister approved launch of eigners in any island.The Home Ministry has informed the delay in completion of work the cost of project reached Rs age of staff could be provide hassle free services to the peo - 100 milk collection centres in the State under Automatic Milk panel about the three tier coastal security ring provided by 974.60 crores and 2nd phase DPR ,the cost of the project was ple.Members of the Committee also highlighted various issues Collection System. She was informed that by March, 2017 the marine police, Coast Guard and the Indian Navy.It has also further increased for construction of fencing hall/judo hall regarding electrification of villages/hamlets which are still number of such centres would be raised to 200. Under this mentioned a number of measures including deployment of (RCC framed structure) cost of the first floor ht 3.35 plus addi - chain milk in rural areas would be collected at selected spots uncovered, providing of un-interrupted/adequate power ships and aircraft for patrolling. tional height 0.3mt , add for cost of index @ 1.55 making total and sold in the market on competitive basis on the lines of supply, installation of new polls and wires wherever required, cost 136.92 lacs, deduct area of verified tiles from fencing hall Gujarat cooperatives. immediate replacement of transformers where Prelims for ...... and judo hall Rs 11.96 lacs, add cost of maple wood flooring in The scheme, it may be recalled, was piloted in 2004 in the State needed.Commissioner Secretary, Power Development candidature shall be rejected. They are further advised to areas deducted at Rs 37.17lacs making it total at Rs 162.13 lacs by the then Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to repli - Department, Dheeraj Gupta briefed about the Action Taken check their fee status on the Commissions website besides internal electrification installation providing and fix - cate the Anand dairy concept in Jammu & Kashmir.The meet - on the Government Assurances given by the department on http://www.jkpsc.nic.in. In case the fee status is not updated ing 200 KVAAV construction of approach plunth, leveling of ing was informed that J&K RLM oversees the implementation the floor of the house from time to time besides present status they shall get the same checked from the concerned JK Bank ground LS, development of lawn and floriculture LS, provid - two flagship programmes of the State Government-UMEED of various ongoing projects and schemes carried out by the Branch. No application for change of centre shall be enter - ing air conditioning to the building ( Chiller plant)LS, fire tained henceforth. and HIMAYAT-in Jammu & Kashmir. Aimed at financial department.Among others, Managing Director, Power fighting equipments LS, highly luminosity lights indoors and inclusion of rural women and poverty alleviation, UMEED Development Corporation, Shah Faisal besides senior officers out door, acoustical treatment of sports hall as per acoustical has been launched in 14 blocks of the state and 22 more blocks of concerned department and Assembly Secretariat were also Inapt execution ...... design, add 3% wc and contingencies charges, add service tax great loss to exchequer and also quality of work. Same is going are being added up this year.The programme, the meeting present in the meeting. @ 10.5% add 1% cess making it total of Rs 447.15 lacs taking on till today following the same old procedure of allotting was told, has generated a good social capital which is in the total cost of the project at Rs 1421.75 lacs. Despite the fail - work to near and dear ones and ultimately sharing profits demand in other States also and so far 3500 rural women have ure of contractor to complete the work in stipulated time, the Online Advt ...... among themselves. This is surprising that this was being done been trained in different sectors of rural economy.Chief advertisements.Joint Director Information Jammu, Mr T R contractor was given the whole project when the contractor Secretary, B. R. Sharma, Financial Commissioner, Agriculture, and being done today itself under the patronage of Executive Sharma while speaking on the occasion said the Department performed very poorly in early phases of work besides the Engineer, J&K State Sports Council, Construction Division Pramod Jain, Financial Commissioner, Planning, B. B. Vyas, work allotted to him without floating tender other than a small has created a dedicated online domain for the advertisement Jammu, MAM Stadium. Some of the examples of 2015-2016 Chairman, JK Bank, Parvez Ahmad, Commissioner Secretary tender for Rs 131 lacs for finishing items along with sanitary distribution which can be logged on at www.jkinformationad - and up to Sep 2016 are Repair / Renovation of Quarter No:C Finance, Navin Choudhary, Commissioner Secretary, fitting and electrification in multipurpose in indoor sports sta - vt.in newspapers already issued the dedicated login ID by the 1 and C 2 company,2.05,Renovation/ Repair of Change room Industries and Commerce, Shailendra Kumar, Secretary Rural dium Jammu vide tender notice No 37/37of 2015-16 dated 30- Department.Giving details of the new system, Mr Sharma and fencing of foot ball ground at Science College Jammu, Development Kifayat Hussain Rizvi and other senior officers 03-2016 to hoodwink the players and public and pretended said all the empanelled newspapers and the periodicals in the 1.94,Renovation/ Repair of bath rooms and face lifting of pas - were present in the meeting. transparency and accountability which was never there and State have been given a dedicated password by the sage and outer side of stadium and fixing of marble etc in the which is lacking till today. This two storied Multi- Department to login the online advertisement distribution eve of 26 January 2016 2.92,Face lifting of M.A Stadium on the CM interacts ...... Disciplinary Sport Complex was aimed to house four suites portal and download the government advertisements allocat - eve of 26 January 2015 3.71,Face lifting of M.A. Stadium on the Livelihood Mission here this afternoon, the Chief Minister said which will host players and coaches of international and ed to the said newspaper/periodical for publication on a eve of 26 January 2016,2.92,Repair and renovation of ceiling of the State Government has flagged women’s welfare as a pri - national repute, changing room, international size hall of 40x given day. He said the newspaper/periodical besides multipurpose hall, 2.82,Repair and renovation of ceiling of ority area and efforts are being made to achieve the targets in 25 meters, 5 other halls of 18×20 meters each for conducting acknowledging the receipt of the advertisement online shall Judo hall,1.2, Providing & fixing of LED lights 36 watts & this regard.Mehbooba Mufti said keeping this in view the different games and one meeting hall for discussing the strate - minor repairs of electric work at indoor hall M.A stadium State Government has launched a scheme called Ladli Beti to also have to upload the e-copy of the newspaper/periodical as gies for holding national and international events. The com - Jammu,1.85,Repair & renovation of T.T hall at M.A stadium, support and finance the expenses of girl child. Similarly, she and when the advertisement is published in it. “The online plex will have provision for many games under one-roof 0.47 Repair & renovation of T.T hall flooring at M.A stadium said, the State Government has introduced women’s Police system will not only help the Department to ensure maximum including Volleyball, Handball, Basketball, Gymnastics, 0.15,Providing & fixing of wall carpet and beds in quarter n0. Stations in many districts of the State for the speedy disposal transparency in the distribution of advertisements but it will Wrestling, all Martial-Art games (Judo, Karate, Wushu), C3 at company Bagh Jammu 0.16, Development of ground of cases of crime against women. also help create a digital database of the advertisements Badminton, Table Tennis, etc. The Sports Complex has been near indoor complex at M.A stadium Jammu, 0.99, Repair and The Chief Minister said the Government contemplates to set released for publication so that any information regarding designed on international pattern with German made maple- renovation of staff quarter at M.A stadium Jammu 0.60, up a Maternity & Child health centre along a hospital in every government advertisements is readily available for ready ref - wood flooring and LED lights, which will add grace to its inte - Construction of pedestal at Bhour camp 0.27,Face lifting and area of the State so that women in far flung places don’t have erence,” he said.Pertinently, the online advertisement portal of rior looks and will raise the standard of playing. Besides, some other allied works on Republic Day 2015 3.71,Repair of tiles to travel miles for their treatment. She said recently the the DIPR was formally launched by the Director Information, financial spending will be shared by the state Sports Council. and other allied works at K.K Hakku Stadium, Government launched a scooty scheme for girl students to Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary in Srinagar on 7 September As per the DPR The construction of main building ( RCC Jammu,2.70,Repair/ renovation of roofing tiles and mud encourage the meritorious ones and equip them with exclu - 2016.The representatives of the newspapers hailed the frame structure) main structure was Rs 515.63 of the project. phuska of change room od swimming pool at M.A stadium sive transportation. An exclusive bus service for women was Department for shifting to online advertisement distribution. The work allotted at the initial stage was worth Rs 4.42 crores Jammu. 2.05Providing & fixing of Glazed cermica tiles to introduced to give the working women and students a secure reached to Rs 11.24 crores without proper concept of roadmap 18 change rooms of swimming pool at M.A, 4.41Repair and atmosphere not only at workplace but on roads and in travel in mind resulting in changes in infrastructure from time to renovation of electric fittings of TT hall, Judo hall at Indoor also, she added.Mehbooba Mufti complimented the Self Help time following which project was delayed and resulted in cost 5 Dairy ...... complex at M.A. stadium Jammu, 0.71,Repair and renova - Group (SHG) members for writing their success stories and commercial lines, he said. The Minister said that 50 persons in escalation of project up to 11.24 crores. The applicable taxes on tions to electric fitting at T.T hall and other halls at old indoor contributing positively to their families and the society. She each village will be benefited under the programme. He said contractor whosoever undertakes the Govt construction work hall at M.A stadium Jammu 0.21, Repair of lights at old said possibilities would be explored that these SHGs get the self-help groups would be created and the department will has to be paid by contractor out of the payment he owes after Multipurpose Badminton Hall, 0.33, Demolishing/disman - requisite market support and their products are sold across provide them necessary training and technical the completion of project but in this case the taxes which were tling of diving platform & fabrication of barricades at M.A the country at good prices. knowhow.Under the scheme, the Government would also supposed to be deducted from the payment of contractor Stadium Jammu, 0.40Face lifting of Mini stadium Parade Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh in his address provide financial assistance and subsidy to the locals interest - were included in the DPR. The taxes which add near about ground Jammu on 15th August 2015 ,2.65,Painting of 2nd bas - termed the Umeed scheme as a good beginning for the eco - ed to establish dairy units.It was informed that the project has 11.5% including service tax @10.5% & 1 % Cess were also ket ball court & other allied works during the inauguration of nomic empowerment of rural women of the State. He hoped been formulated on scientific lines and all modalities have included in DPR. In addition to this it violated Govt set SSR Basket ball courts at M.A stadium Jammu, 0.60,Providing/ that the ambit of the scheme would be extended to more and been projected in proposal. The meeting was informed that an 2012 rate schedule by going for increase of 15-25% in detailed fixing of suggestion Box at sports House at M.A stadium more people.Minister for Rural Development, Abdul Haq amount of Rs 5 crore is already available with the department project cost. Sports Council needs to answer the delay in com - Jammu,0.04,Repair/ renovation of 4 no. moving quar - Khan also addressed the gathering.Earlier on her arrival, under Dairy Development Programme.The Minister asked pletion of project that is why the project still incomplete which ter,1.70,Providing & fixing of toughened glass of Secretary Mehbooba Mufti visited various stalls put up by these SHGs the concerned to ensure that deserving people are benefited started in 2013 and it is about to 2017 in few days, how much office & other allied works at M.A stadium Jammu,1.50, who had come from various areas of the State.Minister of State under the project. He also directed them to ensure that the more time it needs and if it continues there may be another Repair/ renovation of 11 no. quarter at M.A stadium Jammu, for Rural Development, Sunil Sharma, MLA, Bishnah, Kamal health coverage and breeding coverage should be given to the cost escalation further as the project which was to be complet - 1.50Face lifting of Mini stadium Parade on 15 Aug. 2016 , Arora, Secretary, Rural Development Department, Kifayat stakeholders at their doorstep. ed in two years is already quite late. It is time to fix responsi - 2.70Construction of Pavilion at Bandhu Rakh Hussain Rizvi, Director, JKRLM, Dr. G N Qasba and other Mr. Kohli said a team of high level officers from J&K would bility as whose fault resulted this otherwise it will go unpun - Jammu,15.79Providing & fixing of electric lights at Shastri officers were also present on the occasion. visit Gujarat to study the model for successful implementation ished and the sufferers will be innocent budding players who Nagar ground Jammu, 5.00Surface creation / leveling of foot - of the programme. The team will also meet various dairy have to compete for national and international competitions entrepreneurs and stakeholders and get feedback on their ball ground 31 mini stadiums Parade, 0.8Construction of Demonetisation ...... but due to poor facilities they are helpless and under pressure working.The Minister underscored the need for creating approached road and VIP parking by way of providing pave - "support" to demonetisation despite facing hardships.To but - to give their hundred percent due to non serious attitude of awareness among the people about the latest techniques in ment at K.K. Haku Astro-Turf Hockey stadium tress his point, he also recalled how a large number of people sports council. gave up on their LPS subsidy on his call at a time when the dairy farming so that the maximum lot is benefited by the poli - Jammu,24.29Providing and fixing of chairs for pavilion at debate was about whether 9 or 12 subsidised cylinders should cies and programmes of the Government.The meeting was K.K.Hakku Stadium Jammu =412 no at I 2050/ no India-Pak ties ...... attended by the Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, 8.45Balance work of pavilion at K.K.Hakku stadium Jammu be given annually to a household.The opposition is not inter - was constituted in 2008 to look into humanitarian aspects of Director Animal Husbandry Jammu and other officers of 15.33construction of pavilion in the playfield of 36 govt, pri - ested in a debate over demonetisation, he said, telling party the matter.The committee was also to recommend measures Animal and Sheep Husbandry departments. mary school at Lower Gadigarh Jammu 7.04construction of members that their job is to educate people, who have shown to ensure humane treatment and expeditious release of fisher - pavilion in playfield at 37 Sainik colony Jammu 7.04Fixing utmost discipline.He said that no major political party has men and prisoners, who have completed their prison JKWDC bags ...... and repair of M.H lights at basket ball court at M.A stadium demanded a rollback of demonetisation and that it would Naheed Soz, on behalf of the State Social Welfare Department, Jammu ,0.29Repair of M.H lights installation of skating rink of term."The last visit of the Committee to India was in 2013. It is have been better, had they discussed the issue and offered received the memento and commendation certificate from M.A stadium Jammu, 0.25Supply installation and testing of 12 now Pakistan's turn to organise the next visit of the Committee suggestions to the government.That opposition parties did not President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee at an impressive no led 36 watts lights at badminton hall sports complex M.A and the government awaits further steps by Pakistan in this agree to a debate despite his presence in the Rajya Sabha, a function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on Dec 3, 2016. stadium Jammu ,1.2Supply installation electric lights in tennis regard," he said.Singh said there are 516 Indians languishing demand made by them earlier, has exposed them, he said.The The Corporation was rated best channelizing agency in 2011 court at M.A stadium Jammu , 0.4Repair to electric wires and in Pakistani jails, which includes 55 fishermen while, as of July parliamentary party passed a resolution condemning opposi - also.The Corporation has been honored with the best award other allied work at M.A stadium Jammu ,0.29, Lights at Mini 2016, there are 270 Pakistani civil prisoners and 37 Pakistani tion parties as it accused them of "shifting goal posts" over the considering its excellent performance in disbursement of loan stadium Old Satwari , 0.28,Repair and fixing lights at M.S fishermen in Indian jails."During 2013, 2014 and 2015, three issue. It also hailed people for their support.Minister for to a large number of beneficiaries, percentage of recovery of Lower Gadigarh in primary school ,0.28Providing and fixing Indian civil prisoners and eight Indian fishermen have died in Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan made a loans disbursed in the previous years, percentage of utilization at High school 2no at Raipur Satwari Jammu , 0.28 respective - the custody of Pakistani authorities. In addition, one Indian presentation during the meeting about his ministry's work to of funds allocated and repayments to NHFDC. ly. The rough estimate of works allotted without inviting ten - civil prisoner and two Indian fishermen have died in 2016 so shift towards less-cash and digital transactions. Defence Meanwhile, the Minister for Social Welfare, Sajad Gani Lone ders and on the recommendations of the sports Minister and far," Singh added. Minister Manohar Parrikar, a former Goa chief minister, spoke has appreciated the work of JKWDC for which it has been also present sports Minister Rs 1.24 lacs.Govt of India sanc - about how the state government was working to ensure that conferred the prestigious award. He hailed the efforts of the tioned Rs 6 crores for construction of multipurpose sports RESOURCESAT-2A ...... 60 per cent of transactions in the state were cashless. Corporation for effectively implementing various centrally complex at MAM Stadium, Jammu vide F. No 20-06/2012 10:25 hours from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space and state sponsored women welfare schemes on the ground dated 12-07-2012 covering an area of eight canals. Thereafter, Centre in Sriharikota and injected RESOURCESAT-2 into the Enhance ...... successfully.“The Corporation has done a commendable a proposal was sent to State Govt extending the sanctioned orbit in a flawless flight lasting about 18 minutes.The 1,235-kg district wise data in respect of such widows and Mr. R.K. work in mobilizing and encouraging the women folk of the money to Rs 7 crores on 07-01-2013 . Construction of main RESOURCESAT-2A was placed in an 817-km polar Sun Goyal, Principal Secretary Home to explore the ways and state to take up entrepreneurship as a career. Economic building (RCC Framed Structure) ground floor 2542.30 Sqm, Synchronous Orbit (SSO), ISRO said. In this flight, the 'XL' ver - means for providing suitable support to them.Governor empowerment is bound to pave the way for further emanci - first floor 1542.30 sqm as per the DPR of worth 7 crores with sion of PSLV with six solid strap-on motors was observed that the Rajya Sainik Board with suitable support pation of women in the state,” he said. construction of main building , RCC frame structure at an esti - used.RESOURCESAT-2A carries three payloads which are from the State Home Department and Hqrs Northern mated cost of Rs 515.63 lacs, demolishing of existing building similar to those of RESOURCESAT-1 and 2. They include a Command, should initiate activities to provide opportunities NIA to ...... and cutting of trees and removing of malwa to clear the site at high resolution Linear Imaging Self Scanner (LISS-4) camera for school children to be made aware about the role of the or RPC and sections 7, 27 of the Arms Act, 1958. The case was Rs 3.22 lacs, internal water supply installation at rs 35.63 lacs, operating in three spectral bands in the Visible and Near Defence Forces. This could be done, interalia, by, organizing earlier filed at the Nagrota Police Station against unidentified add for internal electrification @ 10% of item 1 at Rs 51.56 lacs Infrared Region (VNIR), medium resolution LISS-3 camera tours to various Defence establishments, screening documen - terrorists, who had entered the army camp near the Baleeni add for resistance of earthquake force at Rs 630/m2 at Rs 25.95 operating in three-spectral bands in VNIR and one in Short taries on the Armed Forces and organizing interaction of stu - Bridge."The case at the Nagrota Police Station was registered lacs, add for external service connection at 5% of the item 1 at Wave Infrared (SWIR) band, and coarse resolution Advanced on the basis of information received at the police station that Rs 25.73 lacs, add for providing and fixing of electrification dents with the decorated soldiers, like Hony. Captain Bana Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) camera operating in three spectral on November 29, some heavily armed unknown terrorists, on SDB, LT Panel at Rs 22 lacs, add 3% work charges and contin - Singh, PVC, in the educational institutions.While interacting bands in VNIR and one band in SWIR, with specified spatial the directions of their foreign handlers, had entered into the gencies charges at Rs 20.39 lacs. But the executive engineer with the retired Army personnel, the Governor emphasized resolutions, ISRO said.RESOURCESAT-2A also carries two Army Camp at Nagrota, near the Baleeni Bridge and started sports council floated the tender No 25 Dated 25-09-2012 cost - the importance of mobilizing much larger fund collection and Solid State Recorders with a capacity of 200 Giga Bits each to indiscriminate firing on the army personnel with the intention ing approximately Rs 465 lacs for construction of new sports observed that this Day is a very important occasion for the store the images taken by its cameras which can be read out to kill them," the NIA said in a statement. A team of NIA offi - indoor complex after dismantling the existing one instead of later to ground stations, it added.The mission life of entire nation to demonstrate its gratitude towards the ex- 7 crores DPR. Accordingly a tender was floated by No 25 of cers will visit the crime scene and start the investigation. It will RESOURCESAT-2A is five years. The satellite was earlier Service personnel and their familiesPresent on the occasion Dated 25-09-2012 instead of e-tendering, three tenders were also place the FIR before the NIA Special Court in Jammu. planned for launch on November 28. PSLV, ISRO's versatile were Mr. P.K Tripathi, Principal Secretary to the Governor; received by hand and the work was allotted to M/S Arifeen launch vehicle, has 36 successful launches to its credit so Mr. R.K. Goyal, Principal Secretary Home; Col JDS Kotwal Constructions, Managing partner Ab. Hameed Kuchay R/o SHRC seeks ...... far.During the 1994-2016 period, PSLV has launched a total of (Retd), Zila Sainik Welfare Officer; Col. Prabhu Singh (Retd.); Sumerbug Lasgan Bye Pass, Budgam (Srinagar) .Three firms Nazki has asked Member, JKSHRC, Jang Bahadur Singh 121 satellites, including 79 from abroad. Hony. Captain Bana Singh, PVC; and Hav Rashid Ahmad Jamwal to visit New Delhi and conduct a thorough inspection have submitted the tenders, RK Gupta R/o subash Nagar and (Retd.), SM. 3 JAMMU | THURSDAY | DECEMbER 08 | 2016 gOlden Yug FOIJ demands roll back of Rampant forest fires need Forest Minister’s immediate attention power tariff hike Our COrrespOndent the damage & thus cause major fires. dynamic Minister, we hope that an Our COrrespOndent Power Development to regularize the and other Govt. JAMMu, deC 7: Moreover, the people who have cap - effective check will be put on such, JAMMu, deC 7: Department has failed to unmetered Power Supply Department since long The members of Movement for tured forest land and made it cul - covert activities. The members of An urgent meeting of control the Transmission to different Consumers of and any burden of Peace, Equality & Justice Sh. tivable, deliberately put the forest on Movement for Peace, Equality & Federation of Industries Losses resulting huge our State resulting heavy increased Power Traffic Kuldeep Kumar Rao, Sh. Ram Singh fire so that the new saplings that Justice appeal the Hon’ble Forest Jammu was held today financial losses to the losses to State exchequer may affect the working of Chauhan , Sh. Yog Raj Sharma & Sh. grow naturally get destroyed thus Minister, Sh. Choudhary Lal Singh under chairmanship of Sh. Govt. PDD Department and the Department has their units resulting fur - Behari Lal Bhagat, feel deeply wor - facilitating their further encroach - to pay a personal visit to these areas Lalit Mahajan, also failed to implement passed the burden to the the r retrenchment of ried that the rampant forest fires that ment. Ironically such people were immediately and try to find out who Chairman(FOIJ) to discuss the directives for the 100% Genuine Consumers.It is Industrial Workers.We are raging these days in Kishtwar, encouraged by the previous govern - the culprits are so that they are the issue regarding the Metering as Non Metering pertinent to mentioned appeal to the Hon’ble Bhadarwah and Marmat areas of ments. On the one hand, govern - brought to book. The green gold unwarranted Power Tariff is the major factor of here that the PDD Chief Minister, Hon’ble erstwhile District Doda are a matter ment is spending cores of rupees to must be saved at all costs. The Hike from 10 to 13% by Power theft and Department has failed to Dy. Chief Minister (who is of great concern. These are due to plant new nurseries but on the other Hon’ble Minister has already done a JKSERC for Industrial Transmission Losses.The implement the SERC also the Power Minister) not only negligence but also wilful hand unscrupulous people are commendable job so far as retrieving Sector vide its order No. Industrial Sector is penal - directions which includes and Hon’ble Industries negligence. The people do damage destroying the naturally growing of encroached forest land is con - 38-JKSERC of 2016 passed ized by the JKSERC by the Simple Interest on the Minister to kindly to inter - to forest by felling threes illegally saplings of deodar & Chir trees.As cerned. Let him now probe & pre - on 07-10-2016 but put on increasing the Power delayed Payment of vene into the matter & and then in order to put a cover on the forest department is now under vent forest fires, people have high public domain on 15-11- Tariff in spite of fact that Power Dues, 24 Hours issue necessary orders to their crime, they burn the remains of an honest, well-intentioned & hopes from him. 2016 applicable from 01- Industry Consumes 30% Power Supply and other roll back of recent Power 10-2016 for the reason best power & contributes 70% related matters. The PDD tariff Hike for Industrial known to the authorities of total revenue genera - Department also failed to sector. The meeting was Farooq Abdullah habitual of changing of J&KSERC as all the tion of PDD, Industry is provide funds for the also attended by Sh. Rajesh Govt. Orders always 100% metered & generates maintenance of Jain, Sh. Vijay Aggarwal, applicable from the date of 100% revenue and the Grid/Receiving Station Sh. Ajit Bawa, Sh. Romesh stands according to his suitability: VHP publication of order in T&D Losses are much less resulting prolonged Badyal, Sh. Jainder Aul, Our COrrespOndent ers & their supporters print & Electronic Media. than the national average. Power Cuts/Tripping for Sh. Rajinder Gupta (Co- JAMMu, deC 7: owe an explanation to you The Members present in The PDD Department has which no one is account - Chairmen FOIJ), Sh. S.B. Speaking before the & it is your duty to ask all the meeting shown raised failed to reduce the T&D able. Industrial Sector is Abrol Secretary General, Media State VHP these so call leaders & serious concern in respect Losses in last five years also passing through Sh. Ajay Langer Convener President Sh. Leela Karan supporters of NC whether of the 10 to 13% Power which is increasing day by Crisis due to ongoing tur - FOIJ & other Office Sharma strongly con - they support the state - Tariff Hike for Industrial day. Further, no action has moil in the Kashmir Bearers of all the con - demned the statement of ment of Mr. Farooq Sector by J&KSERC in been taken by the Power Valley, blockage of funds stituents of Federation of Farooq Abdullah whereby Abdullah or they repre - spite of the fact that the Development Department for the supplies to PDD Industries, Jammu. he openly asked his cadre sent the aspirations of to support Hurriyat & people of Jammu & con - asked all fractions of demned the statement of JKNPP protests omission of Dogri in Hurriyat to unite. Mr. Mr. Farooq Abdullah. It is Farooq Abdullah has unfortunate that Mr. come off his true colours Farooq Abdullah & his language panel of new currency notes & continues to change his first militant organisation & also call upon the so family have held the high - colours according to his known as "Alfatah" & was called NC leaders of est office of Chief Minister Mentioning Kashmiri & neglecting Dogri on new notes intriguing: Harsh suitability. The Hurriyat is the founder President of Jammu province whether of the State as well as further pointed out that earlier the J&K an upper ground mouth - this organisation. Sh. they subscribe to the state - Ministers in the Central High Court had also passed an order piece of the militant Sharma also threw light ment of Mr. Farooq Govt. as such anti national last year in 2015 in a Public Interest organisations & is the root about Mr. Farooq Abdullah & ready to sup - statements will not desir - Litigation for due recognition to Dogri, cause of the disturbance. Abdullah's time & repeat - port Hurriyat or in a posi - able from such a senior making official announcements at Sh. Sharma pointed out ed anti-national utter - tion to condemn the same politicians & shall not be Railway Stations and Airports etc in that Hurriyat is also ances when he was de- otherwise it will be pre - tolerated.Suresh Chander Dogri and inclusion of Dogri language responsible for the migra - thrown from the Govt. by sumed that by subscribing Working President, Shakti in the language panel of the new cur - tion of Kashmiri Pandits his brother-in-law G.M. to the statement of Mr. Dutt Sharma State secre - rency notes. from the valley. Such a Shah, he inspired & called Farooq Abdullah they will tary, Ashok Gupta Prant Expressing indignation over the statement is most upon the youth of valley be providing support & Gou-Raksha Pramukh, humiliation of Dogri language, Mr. deplorable & con - to go to Pakistan & have hideout to the militants of Rakesh Sharma State co- Harsh Dev Singh dubbed it as a ven - demnable. The nation armed training at that which Hurriyat is a foun - convener BajrangDal, omous doze of discrimination admin - may remember that it was time. VHP is fully deter - tain head. I further call Subhash Gupta were also istered to Jammu region and regretted Mr. Farooq who for the mined to counter all these upon the people of Jammu present in the Press con - Our COrrespOndent played in various recognized regional that while the Kashmiri language dis - first time established a organisations at any cost that these entire NC lead - ference JAMMu, deC 7: and National languages in the lan - cernibly appeared on the language Admonishing the BJP led government guage panel of each currency note. He panel of the new currency notes, Dogri at the centre for its perpetual bias divulged that the language panel of language had been wrongfully omit - Speaker inaugurates newly renovated Mandir against Jammu region, a strong contin - the currency notes issued in ted and downplayed in consonance gent of Panther activists spearheaded November 2016 exhibited their with the discriminatory policies of the amounts printed in 15 regional lan - by Mr. Harsh Dev Singh Chairman Central and the State governments. He JKNPP and Former Minister, Mr. guages vis-à-vis Assamese, Bengali, Marg at Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir lamented that Dogri was blatantly Balwant Singh Mankotia State Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, the Jammu Municipal corporation ignored in the BJP government which President and Mr. Yash Paul Kundal Konkani, Malyalam, Marathi, Nepali, (JMC) for taking necessary steps for always pronounced itself as ‘messiah’ State president Young Panthers along Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu keeping the surrounding of this his - of the Dogras. He said that the Saffron with other leaders staged a massive and two National languages ie English torical temple complex quite neat party had forgotten the linguistic val - protest demonstration at exhibition and Hindi; but it deplorably failed to and clean so that the devotees may ues and the pristine glory of the ground today against the Saffron Party mention the denomination of notes in not face any type of difficulty while for wrongfully excluding ‘Dogri’ from Dogri script. He said that Dogri lan - Dogras while satiating its hunger for visiting the holy complex. He also the language panel of new currency guage had been recognized and incor - power. He exhorted the Central gov - announced to release Rs 8 Lacs out of notes. Accusing the BJP for disparag - porated in the 8th schedule of the ernment and the Governor RBI to take his CDF for the construction of the ing and ignoring Dogri vernacular and Constitution of India by virtue of 92nd serious cognizance of the issue and path near the temple complex.There Jammu Pradesh during the printing of Constitution Amendment Act which rectify the anomaly on the new curren - after Sh. Gulchain Singh Charak new currency notes, Mr. Harsh Dev automatically entitled it to be men - cy notes failing which the Panthers Former Minister & President of Shri Singh disclosed to the media that tioned in the language panel of the party would launch a campaign Lakshami Narayan Mandir Rs.500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomina - new currency notes on the pattern of against the sacrilege of Dogri lan - Our COrrespOndent amidst reciting of “Ved Mantras” Management Trust along with other tions of the currency notes were dis - other regional languages. Mr. Singh guage. JAMMu, deC 7: and “Shankh Dhuni” which was trustees installed the “Shiv Lingam” Newly renovated/decorated attended by large number of devo - at Mahadev Mandir.Prominent Mandir Marg passing through the tee s and local public of the area, among others who participated on Army organises picnic for girls historical Shri Lakshmi Narayan besides, hundreds of School chil - the occasion are:- Sh. S. C. Rekhi, Sh. Mandir, complex Gandhi Nagar, dren’s standing on both sides of the Deepak Gupta, Sh. S. P. Arora, Sh. Jammu was inaugurated by Sh. Mandir marg. Sh. Kavinder Gupta Prem Kumar Sharma, Sh. Prithvi Raj Kavinder Gupta, Hon’ble Speaker, while speaking on the occasion con - Vaid, Sh. Pushap Raj Sharma, Sh. of Gujjar & Bakarwal Hostel J&K in presence of Sh. Gulchain gratulated the concerned govern - Romesh Thakur, Sh. Vijay Abrol, Sh. Singh Charak Former Minister & ment agencies for the renovation of K. B. Jandial, Sh. Jagjit Singh Jamwal, Our COrrespOndent lady warden, two staff Various games and enter - gave them an opportunity President of Shri Lakshami Narayan marg and directed them to repair Sh. Harish Malhotra, Sh. Prashant BhAderwAh, deC 7: and 70 Girls of the school tainment events were to see new places and gain Mandir Management Trust along and renovate the drainage system by Sharma, Sh. Ved Verma, Sh. P. C. Army organised a picnic were flagged off from organised for the girls enriching experience. with other trustees. The inaugura - properly digging the drains blocked Gupta, Sh. Gulshan Kumar Bali & for the girl students of Doda to Bhaderwah. Girls during the picnic, they Warden, staff & girls of tion ceremony was performed at different points. He also directed Sh. Gambhir Dev Singh Charak. Gujjar and Bakkarwal hos - were highly motivated were also presented with Gujjar Bakarwal hostel tel, Doda to Chinta & and excited about the pic - gifts. The event boosted expressed their gratitude Bhaderwah. A team of one nic and touring event. the morale of the girls and to the Army. JKPS, Kunjwani celebrates BJYM Kishtwar receives overwhelming Armed Force Flag Day response in signature campaign Our COrrespOndent lowed by a speech on the Our COrrespOndent izen may have faced some inconven - after writing “I support demonetiza - JAMMu, deC 7: topic ‘The importance of Driver dead, owner escaped JAMMu, deC 7: ience during bank transaction but has tion”, which was followed by signing 7 December is observed as Armed Forces and their BJYM kishtwar organized a ‘Signature stood with the PM in his noble cause by a large number of people across the the Armed Forces Flag Day Flags’. A concerted effort unhurt in bhunzwah accident kIshtwAr, deC 7: Campaign’ under the leadership of for the nation, and that the true spirit of district from different walks of the throughout the country to was made to raise the con - In a tragic accident of Thatri-Bhunzwah road, a diver of BJYM state Vice president Ashish Patriotism and example of futuristic life.And has received overwhelming honour the retired as also tribution from the students Sharma in favour of the historic deci - thinking, “he added”. Although, the response from the people as they are the serving personnel of the and staff for the Armed the vehicle died whiles the owner escape unhurt when a sion of Demonetisation by The Prime opposition parties are trying to mislead convinced about the objective of taking Armed Forces particularly Forces Flag Day. Everybody truck bearing Reg No. JK02U-2169 meet with an acci - Minister of India Sh. Narendra the people on the issue but they have this historic initiative. He said that the the martyrs , who fight on contributed generously for dent near Kuna Noor at around 7 PM. SSP Kishtwar Modi.The campaign was organized failed as people supported the move motive of launching ‘Signature borders to safeguard the the Armed Forces Flag Day Sandeep Wazir when contacted informed that the truck - under the direction of BJYM State despite facing hardships. We are head - Campaign’ is to highlight the advan - country .On this special funds as mark of respect to er was returning after unloading the Cement consign - President Dr.Suresh Ajay Magotra. ing towards a new era of development tages of demonetization and the need day, the Senior Wing of JK the martyrs and valiant sol - ment of RDD when it meet with an accident added that During the campaign Common masses and Shining India and some evil mind - to shift to e-banking. Others who were Public School, Kunjwani, diers.Principal Mr. S.K the driver namely Mohammad Ashraf R/o Chanderkot were also aware about the benefits of ed politicians are still playing commu - present on the occasion were Badri remembered the services Singh in his address high - Ramban died after the deceased come under the ill fated demonetization, which aims at ending nal card and spreading hatred. The Nath Bhutyal, Sunder Singh Chauhan, vehicle while the owner of the truck escape unhurt. He corruption, black-money and fake cur - illiterate minds are still wondering for Roshan Lal Sharma, Rahul Bhandari, rendered by the forces by lighted the significance of said that the truck fall some 2 meters from the road after rency. On the occasion Ashish Sharma the Power by means of ill tactics and Swami Raj Shan, Sudheer Sharma, conducting a special assem - this day. driver fail to negotiate the sharp curve.He said that said that PM Narendra Modi has dis - nefarious designs. Talking about the Sourav Rathore,Ranjeet Shan, bly. The pledge for serving He said that we should con - played his commitment towards fulfill - campaign, Mr. Sharma said, under the Maneshwar Sharma, Babbi wazir, the nation’s pride was tribute to nations safety and police has registered the case and started its investiga - ing the election promise of ending cor - able guidance of Dr Suresh Ajay Arvind Kumar, Ajeet Shan, Ajay taken up by everyone pres - integrity and appreciated tion. He said that the dead body of the deceased was ruption and black money with his deci - Magotra, BJYM launched the cam - Sharma, Nand Kishore, Sunil Sen and ent in the assembly. A the students for donating on shifted to nearby Health center and will be handed over sion of demonetization. A common cit - paign by penning down signature others. patriotic song was sung fol - the Flag Day. to legal heirs after completion of all legal formalities. 4 JAMMU | THURSDAY | DECEMbER 08 | 2016 gOlden Yug In the ruins of Babri Golden Yug prAnAV guptA and more recently the allegation by Muslims has increased in the past The demolition of the Babri Hukum Singh, the BJP MP from few years. This sense of alienation mosque in Ayodhya on December Kairana, that more than a hundred and internalisation of a second-class EDITORIaL 6, 1992 by a frenzied mob of kar Hindu families have left the town status among India’s largest reli - sevaks was a dark day for Indian under threat from Muslims. gious minority is not a good sign. It Traffic mismanagement democracy. It has been 24 years babri masjid, babri masjid anniver - not only violates the constitutional since that fateful day, but not a sin - sary, babri masjid demolition, ayo - obligation to treat minorities as &K Govt needs new ideas to cut gle election in Uttar Pradesh has dhya dispute, ayodhya anniver - equal partners, but also gives a plat - down vehicular pollution and mini - gone by without a reference to the sary, 6th december, babri anniver - form to radical groups to misuse issue. Despite a whole generation sary, black day, shaurya diwas, such sentiments among Muslim mize road congestion. Govt needs to being born and brought up in the india news youths. J post-Babri period, the issue contin - This spree of incidents aimed at Another aspect of this time-series formulate a comprehensive policy to ues to remain politically potent. stoking communal fears among the trend on the mandir-masjid issue, manage traffic problems in urban and An estimate based on the 2014 elec - largely remained unchanged in the gap among Hindus and Muslims Hindus seems to have polarised which is equally alarming, is that rural areas of the State as multiplicity of toral rolls data suggests that one- 2002 UP assembly election post- who support construction of both a their opinion on the mandir-masjid the educated Hindu youth (matric- third of UP’s electors were either issue. But what explains the decline pass and less than 30 years old) is agencies involved in management of poll survey. There was no modera - temple as well as a mosque at the born after 1992, or were just five or tion in either community’s stance in disputed site has also increased. in support for a mosque among relatively more polarised as com - transport sector was one of the causes of six years old then, with little direct this period and considering the vio - Muslims in comparison to Hindus Muslims? In our view, the decline pared to others. Figure 3 shows that memories of the event. What does in support for a mosque does not educated Hindu youth in both traffic mismanagement. Two major fac - lence in Gujarat that year, this is of Uttar Pradesh were more likely this change in UP’s electoral understandable. Since then, there to say that both temple and mosque mean that Muslims have devel - urban and rural areas are more like - tors responsible for the traffic mess are demography mean for the mandir- has been a substantial change in should be constructed at the disput - oped a secular outlook towards the ly to support the construction of masjid issue? Is the event that mandir-masjid question. Rather, only a temple at the disputed site. huge traffic interaction from rural areas people’s opinion on this question. ed site in Ayodhya. formed the master-narrative in Support for only building a temple What explains this divergent trend the moderation in the Muslim Also, rural Hindus in UP are much with the cities and multiplicity of agen - much of north and west India for declined sharply among Hindus by among Hindus and Muslims of viewpoint signals something more more likely to support such a view cies responsible for management of over two decades no longer signifi - 2009, and by 2012 support for build - Uttar Pradesh? In our opinion, dangerous to the democratic ethos than their urban counterparts. This cant for a vast section of UP’s elec - ing only a mosque among Muslims there has been sharp polarisation of our country. It seems that a large evidence clearly points out that transport infrastructure in the State.To torate? also declined significantly. In the on religious lines in the state for the section of the Muslim community alongside the campaign on devel - cope up with these issues, there is need babri masjid, babri masjid anniver - 2012 UP assembly election post- past few years. In an extensive has lost hope that their demand of a opment and governance by the BJP sary, babri masjid demolition, ayo - poll survey, less than one-third of analysis of increasing communal mosque at the disputed site would in 2014, there was a subterranean for developing adequate infrastructure dhya dispute, ayodhya anniver - Hindus and Muslims demanded incidents in Uttar Pradesh, Appu E. ever be met. Probably, they have mobilisation of hindutva senti - in key sectors like education and health sary, 6th december, babri anniver - only a temple and a mosque at the Suresh reported that over 12,000 internalised a belief that the current ments, which helped the party in sary, black day, shaurya diwas, system cannot address their con - making massive inroads in rural in the rural areas so that people from the disputed site respectively. communal incidents took place in india news babri masjid, babri masjid anniver - the state between January 2010 and cern in a fair manner. The evidence India. The data from the 2016 sur - countryside don’t have to visit the urban The surveys conducted by the sary, babri masjid demolition, ayo - April 2016. The report indicates that on other questions relating to prob - vey also shows that the BJP’s voter Lokniti-Centre for the Study of lems faced by the community from base is massively in favour of con - centres for such facilities. “This would dhya dispute, ayodhya anniver - there has been a spike in the num - Developing Societies (CSDS) have sary, 6th december, babri anniver - ber of communal incidents record - the July 2016 survey support this structing only a temple at the dis - go a long way in minimizing the traffic tracked the mandir-masjid issue for sary, black day, shaurya diwas, ed in most districts of the state. The claim. puted site. interaction from rural areas with the city more than two decades now. Since india news analysis in the report also suggested The respondents in the July 2016 It remains to be seen how the 1996, the respondents have been However, in the latest survey con - that the frequency of incidence is survey were asked whether they mandir-masjid issue would play centres.To deal with the issue of traffic regularly asked what according to ducted in July 2016, there has been relatively higher in Western UP, think that discrimination against out during the 2017 assembly elec - congestion in the urban centres, a com - them should be built on the site of a sizable increase as compared to which seems to have become the Muslims has increased in the past tion campaign in the state. the demolished mosque. The data 2012 in support for a temple among hotbed of communal politics in the few years. They were also asked However, the government must prehensive policy needs to be formu - presented in figure 1 shows the Hindus, while the opinion among state post-Muzaffarnagar riots in whether they think that Muslim make efforts to rein in elements lated so that the role of multiple agencies changes in public sentiment on this Muslims for a mosque has 2013. Since then, there have been youths are being falsely implicated stoking communal fears. PM Modi issue. In 1996, 58 per cent of Hindus in terrorism related cases. Muslim commands the political capital in transport sector is done away. The remained almost the same. numerous attempts by the hindut - said that only a temple should be Approximately half of the Hindus va groups to stoke communal ten - respondents, no matter what their needed to steer the government on multiplicity of agencies has led to inef - built at the disputed site, while in the state (49 per cent) said only a sions in the area. A few months opinion on the mandir-masjid an urgent basis to safeguard the almost an equal proportion of question was, overwhelmingly said interests of religious minorities, to fective transport management in the temple should be built at the dis - after the Lok Sabha election, these Muslims (56 per cent) said only a puted site, while 28 per cent of groups raised the bogey over love Muslim youths are being falsely instill confidence among them and State.The uncontrolled growth in vehicu - mosque should be built there. Muslims say only a mosque should jihad, followed by the tragic inci - implicated in terrorism-related make them feel as equal citizens. Support from both communities cases. Similarly, a majority of them This would be the most patriotic lar population was leading to traffic con - be built at the disputed site. dent in Dadri and a campaign to for their respective place of worship Similarly, as evident in figure 2, the enforce the ban on cow slaughter, felt that discrimination against thing to do at the moment. gestion on roads, besides increasing envi - ronmental pollution. Govt should stress the need for developing infrastructure Overhauling defence babudom and managing the existing traffic sce - deepAk sInhA to scale. The spate of at - tifications advanced by appointing of a Chief of nario by employing technological ad - Apart from bringing an tacks in the recent past at the Army, and the condi - Defence Staff as a single vancements. Cooperation from all stake - immediate institutional Pathankot, Uri, and now, tions within the other point military advisor, es - change, the establish - Nagrota, aimed specifi - services, is unlikely to be tablishment of joint the - holders on the subject is imperative to ment needs to change its cally at military establish - any different, they are atre headquarters, and bring improvement in traffic manage - mindset. If technology ments ,is a classic exam - squarely to blame for actual integration of the ment. There is huge scope of improve - and state-of-art measures ple of this strategy at lapses that have occurred military into the Ministry ment in traffic management through in - are to be given primacy of work. over the past year or two. of Defence. place in our military doc - By using low-level reli - It isn’t as if our forces are Apart from institutional troduction of more advanced technology trine, a drastic reduction gious zealots with rudi - confronting some new changes, there is also a and stricter enforcement of traffic regula - in the size of our forces is mentary weapons train - tactics evolved by terror need for change in mind - tions. State government has been ad - also required ing to carry out suicide Pakistan ever since the ment, Prime Minister groups, we have faced, sets within the military. If It is accepted conven - attacks, against military and dealt with far worse technology and state-of- dressing the problem by taking various 1990s with varying de - Narendra Modi can rest tional wisdom the world outposts is a win-win situ - grees of success. Its du - assured, that all his belli - over the years. However, the-art equipment is to be initiatives on several fronts. Enforce - over, ever since well- ation, whichever way the plicity in Afghanistan has cosity, and bravado will brave and committed our given primacy of place in ment of traffic regulation and introduc - known military theorist, operation pans out. If it however, thrown the veil have little meaning. officers, and men have our doctrine, there tion of latest technologies, besides im - Carl Von Clausewitz, first succeeds, as it did in Uri, off its machinations, and He may be tempted to been, and we have seen should be little doubt that articulated the aphorism or is even partially suc - the international commu - avoid drastic reforms by such great sacrifice yet drastic reduction in the provement in infrastructure have in the late 18th century cessful, as it was at nity has, with few excep - increasing his reliance on again, there is a need to size of forces, and organi - brought dividends. Controlling road that “war is a continua - Pathankot, and in Na - tions, become increas - trans-border raids to tar - face the fact that our units sational structures are un - user behaviour by preventive, persua - tion of politics by other grota, the Army is shown ingly suspicious of its get terrorist launch pads, must accept responsibil - avoidable. means”. up in bad light; doubts ity for their undue com - The immediate cause for sive and punitive methods is necessary actions, especially the and bases, but that can In 2004, however, it was are created as to its qual - linkages of the military only end in further em - placency, non-adherence this deterioration is, un - to ensure safe and efficient movement of the Chinese, who turned ity of training, motivation establishment with terror barrassment, if one of to standard operating fortunately, poor leader - traffic on the roads. Maintenance of this theory on its head by and abilities, and, worst groups. Furthermore, the those operations go procedures, outdated tac - ship, greatly accentuated transport infrastructure is responsibility publishing their concept of all, it is bound to be af - trans-border raid post- wrong, as it is likely to, tics, and a visible lack of by a fractured, and in - of ‘Three Warfares’ flicted with a loss of self- Uri, and punitive fire-as - given the fact, these are motivation. creasingly disgruntled of - of many agencies which include which integrates the use belief, and lowered saults along the Line of very high risk operations While there is little doubt ficer cadre. That having H&UDD, R&B, SMC, SDA, LAWDA, of psychological, media morale. Control, have to some ex - with extremely limited that the Army Chief will been said, the real culprit Transport Department and ERA, besides and legal warfare in If on the other hand, the tent made it plain, that the margins for error. once again rush down to has been the assaults on peace-time to achieve operation fails, as it did at study the issue first hand, the military by an uncar - many other private and government or - Indian Government will The Nagrota incident their strategic objectives, Pampore, the last time not succumb to either the must be understood in its there is also little that is ing and unethical politi - ganizations are acting as support agen - without having to resort around, the loss is of a consequences of escala - correct perspective, and likely to change. The cal-bureaucratic nexus, cies. However traffic regulation is the to violent confrontation. few semi-trained foot sol - tion or nuclear blackmail. we must remind our - study conducted by Lieu - that has greatly reduced sole responsibility of traffic police. Po - As the leading thinker on diers whose exploits can Therefore, our Govern - selves that administrative tenant General Philip the lure of the services this subject, Stefan Halper still be inflated and ex - ment has little choice but locations, such as the one Campose (Retd) in the af - among the young. lice is trying to engage all the stakehold - of Cambridge University ploited for the cause to continue with its policy attacked, which are in the termath of the Pathankot With huge shortages in ers including those from the govern - states “it is a dynamic through social media to of punitive use of con - rear tend to be vulnera - fiasco, has been gathering officer ranks within the ment, transporters, shopkeepers, tourist three dimensional war- incite and gain followers trolled force, including, ble. It is just not feasible to dust till now. Army and the Navy, fighting process, that con - by peddling a false narra - As per some reports, ac - coupled with lack of suit - traders, street vendors as the conduct trans-border covert oper - provide the quantum of stitutes war by other tive of martyrdom and ations, along with fo - troops actually required tion is now being belat - able volunteers in the of - and behaviour of each stakeholder im - means”. sacrifice. cused pro-active diplo - to provide fool-proof se - edly taken to push its rec - ficer ranks, the Indian pacts the regulation of traffic and the However, one must grant In any event, the Pakistan matic measures. curity to all such estab - ommendations. The Military Academy is re - road space available for the movement the Pakistani military state and the Army re - The more important, and lishments. truth however is that, portedly running at 50 leadership full points for mains untouched, and serious issues pertain to Moreover, if technical as - these recommendations per cent capacity, and the of traffic. It is time for policymakers to having taken this concept blameless, thereby avoid - the existing state of our sets are available and can only treat the symp - alarming spike in those come out of traditional policies, and use to greater heights, with ing international oppro - defence establishment. used, they too have se - toms of the malaise. What opting for premature re - smart technologies to put an end to the the added use of proxy brium. This is the very Without undertaking a vere limitations, and can is required is a complete tirement, do not augur combatants that even the reason why this strategy transformation of the sys - well for the establishment traffic mess. complete overhaul of this be circumvented. How - Chinese will find difficult has been employed by gargantuan establish - ever, whatever be the jus - tem including steps like as well. 5 JAMMU | THURSDAY | DECEMbER 08 | 2016 gOlden Yug NPSU decries discrimination with youth Kashmir centric leadership forces of Jammu Region in recruitment process Jammuites for separate statehood: SRS ness streak of discrimina - Our COrrespOndent aspirations which cannot be met Omar of singing nationalistic songs tion specially with youth of JAMMu, deC 7: under the failed 70-year-old while in power and siding with Jammu in field of govt job State President, Shri Ram Sena, Kashmir dominated dispensation Pakistan and separatists when in recruitment but this was Jammu and Kashmir, Rajiv so we are ready to part ways from opposition.He said the present BJP who promised to break Mahajan on Wednesday demanded Kashmir and carve our separate unrest in Valley was due to the anti- the streak of discrimination Central Government to immediate - state for Jammu.”Hitting out at for - national attitude of National after coming into power but ly delink Jammu province from mer Chief Minister and National Conference.He asked National today BJP have been Kashmir division else citizens Conference President, Dr Farooq Conference leadership to form their exposed completely in front would be forced to launch an Adullah and Working President own government with separatists in of Jammuites as none of the aggressive campaign to achieve Omar Abdullah for their anti- the Kashmir Valley as under such BJP leader have time to their objective of separate state - national utterances during past Kashmir-centric leadership it is raise voice of Jammuites. hood.Rajiv said, "We have our own couple of days, Rajiv Mahajan said becoming difficult for the people of Senior Youth leader political, social and economical it has become a habit of Farooq and Jammu region to survive. Mohinder Singh Pandu Said that before election BJP Our COrrespOndent case with the English the real face of the BJP had promised Jammuites to BJP Kashmir Displaced District JAMMu, deC 7: stream in which out of 101 leaders, who before elec - end the discrimination with NPSU Wednesday organ - posts, 71 were offered to tion were presenting them Jammu region. But after ized a protest demonstra - Kashmiri youth and only as the protector are now in getting power all 27 MLA tion against the discrimi - 30 posts were left for the a deep sleep & never raise have closed eyes and they condemn Farooq’s statement nation that took place with Jammu youth. Speaking the issue of the people of are busy in enjoying Our COrrespOndent and put them in a tight Kashimri Muslim students Abdullah was at London youth of Jammu. Recently, on the occasion president Jammu. Mr. Singh further power.Mr. Singh warned JAMMu, deC 7: spot.Dr. Abdullah starts formed Alfatah and fired and was one of the JKPSC did appointment NP SU Thakur Virender said that Govt. should pro - BJP-PDP Govt. to stop dis - BJP Kashmir Displaced toeing the line of sepa - with 303 guns on army founder member of JKLF for the posts of associate Singh said that Govt. of vide special quota for the crimination with Jammu District Prabhari T.N. Bhat, ratists which put the ques - convey on national high - alongwith Amanullah professors for the subject’s J&K is totally ignoring the aspirants of Jammu, so the region or be ready to face while addressing a press tion mark on the loyalty of way a Barsoo. They were Khan of POK. After release physics & English, in youth of the Jammu discrimination with the resentment of conference at Kachi his being all absorbed in govern - of his father Sheikh which the qualified youth region, moreover the BJP stooped.Mr. Singh ques - Jammuites.The other who Chawni office, said that the nationalist.Previously ment jobs like Naib- Abdullah, Farooq went to of Jammu was discrimi - who had received its 100 tioned the 27 MLA of BJP were present were lovely statement made by the Ex- Alfatah outfit people were Tehsildars, Police POK but was not accepted nated. Out of 26 posts in percent mandate from jmu that what had made them Singh, Rajan Sharma, Chief Minister of Jammu provided all high posts in Inspectors. Mohd. Ashraf there to head that part of physics ,19 were selected had surrendered before the quite on the issue of dis - Shubam Jostria, Wasim, and Kashmir Dr. Farooq the government machin - Batku was basically a REC the state and returned to from Kashmir and only 7 PDP for the best of power. criminator with Jammu Sudesh Badyal, Kewal Abdullah is highly con - ery, then again he took a Student at Nasmil Bagh he India. It is said even at that persons from Jammu were He further said that inci - youth. He added the Sharma, Chetan Sharam, demnable. He thinks the leading role by creating wa s appointed in Tourism time he was moving as selected, same was the dents like these shows us Jammu Pradesh have wit - Kailish mohan. people of Jammu and JKLF, as a chief Minister of Department as Assistance British Citizen on British Kashmir can't understand the state he did not bother Director and later retired passport.In 1990 March his double voice, Dr. to give security to the as D.G. Jammu and when Farooq was CM he Army organizes Swachh Bharat Abdullah has crossed the minority community, due Kashmir Tourism had full knowledge of mil - "red line". The open sup - to him mass migration Department. Such was the itant infiltration in port to anti-India had gone took place in the year sympathetic attitude of Kashmir and when to extreme at the mau - 1990.Now again he wants state government towards Jagmohan took over as Abhiyan at Mandirgala soleum of his father on the to destroy the Kashmiriyat anti-national elements. Governor, he resigned.Dr. Our COrrespOndent occasion of birth anniver - by supporting to Hurriyat BSF plane fokker friend - A.K. Koul, Smt. Veena JAMMu, deC 7: sary in Srinagar, which put Conference and so called ship was high-jacked by Gortu, Smt. A.K. Pandita, Army organised Swachh Bharat the credibility of the people Azadi mongers is total Hashim Qureshi and one Raja Ji, Tezz Krishan Dhar, Abhiyan at Mandirgala in Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir Anti thesis, which is highly more to Lahore airport and Dr. S.K. Kalla were also district, recently. The event was con - state at the stake, especially condemnable. He remind - was burnt there by Bhutto present in the press confer - ducted as part of “Swachhata the minority community ed that a group of 27 young and others.Farooq ence. Pakhwada” aimed towards develop - ing sense of hygiene and sanitation in the remote areas of Rajouri dis - Cong should ponder its omissions trict.The event was to educate stu - dents, youth and locals to accom - plish the vision of a clean and serene & commissions: BJp Nation. The drive was structured on Our COrrespOndent by playing divisive politics. They Jammu region from the valley and the national theme of “Swachh JAMMu, deC 7: questioned the claim of the State vice-versa also increased when Bharat”. The locals were informed Dismissing the self claim of State Congress President that Congress Congress was on the saddle of about the policies of Government President Congress, G.M. Mir, that worked as a bridge between the power. required to be implemented and Congress is the only unifying force State and the Centre and stated that While reacting to the demand of restructured around a comprehen - in the country, BJP State in the last more than 12 years and Congress of holding time bound sive rural sanitation programme. in the form of awards at various lev - tion and use of toilets and proper Spokespersons, Prof. Virender also before 1990, it was sharing judicial probe on the innocent civil During the drive, it was also con - els for maintaining good standards garbage disposal. The drive was Gupta and Balbir Ram Rattan, said power in the state and was govern - killings, they said all those killed veyed that there is an incentive of sanitation and clean environment. well received as evident from the the Congress is basically the party ing at the Centre, but this bridge did were not innocent, they pelted scheme offered by the government Emphasis was also laid on construc - large number of participants. that divided the country on the basis not help to improve the situation in stones, raised pro-Pak and anti- of religion, caste and creed for the the valley, instead the situation India slogans, unfurled Pakistani sake of political gains and added worsened day by day. and ISIS flags, attacked security per - Army concludes welding classes at Bhadarwah that it has become an instrument to “The so called sustained dialogue sonnel and police stations, looted Our COrrespOndent in collaboration with M/s welding techniques. and thanked them for weaken the social fabric and secular with all stake holders, which the guns from police stations, burnt JAMMu, deC 7: Gupta Steel Fabrication Participation certificates organising the skill devel - ethos of the Indian Nation. Prof. Congress pleads for funding solu - public property and school build - Army organised a four and Industrial Estate, were also distributed to the opment programme. Such Virender and Balbir said that India tion to all the problems concerning ings, disturbed the peace of the weeks welding classes for Dandi, Bhadarwah. Youth youth to facilitate them in efforts of the Army will go fought a united struggle against the Jammu & Kashmir was either not Valley and the economy of the state. unemployed youth at from Bhadarwah and near - exploring job opportuni - a long way in helping the British slavery, but after independ - held or remained fruitless when the They further added that how many Bhadarwah. The week long by villages were trained on ties. The locals appreciated youth of the area in finding ence, it was Congress which mostly Congress was at the helm of affairs”, judicial probes were conducted on workshop was conducted different types of basic this initiative of the Army gainful employment. ruled the country and thus is the Spokespersons said and added such like incidents by the Congress responsible for dividing the society that even the alienation of people of party when it was in power. Army conducts workshop on Jan assails PDP-BJP duo for ignoring environment preservation at Daraba Our COrrespOndent The workshop was organised as an were planted. The event was attend - Chenab Valley, Pir Panjal regions JAMMu, deC 7: interactive session where in students ed by Mr Kabir Hussain, Tehsildar Our COrrespOndent ed by previous govern - Army organised a workshop on and locals were informed of the ben - of Harni and Mr Ameen Choudhary, JAMMu, deC 7: ment in both Pir Panjal “Environment Preservation” at efits of cleaner and greener sur - SHO of Harni along with 60 other Castigating PDP-BJP coali - and Chenab valley are Universal Higher Secondary School, roundings. The event also aimed to locals from the area. On the occa - tion for making hollow pending since last two village Daraba in Poonch district, invite locals and students to exam - sion, villagers were also educated on promises with the people, years due to callous recently. The workshop motivate the ine their activities and lifestyle and the importance of planting trees to Youth National approach of the present locals specially the young minds to see how the concept of a “Green keep the environment clean so that Conference on Wednesday government," Mr Jan understand the importance and Economy” fits into it.During the carbon imprints remain under con - expressed anguish over said."Instead of fulfilling requirement of increasing the green event 287 fruit bearing trees like trol. The youth took pledge to con - total neglect of has said promises made in election cover by planting more trees in the Guava, Amla, Khabani, Khori, serve the flora and fauna for benefit that both Pir Panjal and manifesto and during vis - area and enriching the environment. Aakhrot, Plum, Bisa and Grapes of present and future generations. Chenab valley regions of its by Ministers, the gov - Jammu province.“The ernment has been doing state as a whole is facing reverse in terms of enhanc - VC skuAst-J visited advanced centre governance crisis but these ing prices of food grains two regions are suffering and ignoring utility servic - for horticulture research, udheywalla the most”, YNC Provincial es, as a result of which the President Mr Ajaz Jan said Valley and said the biggest valley and Pir Panjal people are deprived of Our COrrespOndent morale of all the young scien - here this afternoon. He gift to the people by the regions though the minis - basics like power and JAMMu, deC 7: tist of this centre and hope expressed concern over coalition partners is pellet ters pay frequent visits yet drinking water", the Prof. Pradeep Kumar that this centre will act as continued chaotic situa - and PAVA shells.Mr Jan deliverance on ground is Provincial YNC President model to cater the needs of Sharma, Vice Chancellor of tion, especially in the said that in both Chenab zero. " Many projects start - said. Sher-e-Kashmir University of fruit growers of this region. Agricultural Sciences & He also welcomed the ideas Technology of Jammu of other scientists including 2 die, 3 injured in road mishaps (SKUAST-J) alongwith Dr. Dr. Kiran Kour for introduc - J.P.Sharma, Director tion of indigenous and exotic Our COrrespOndent regard. injuries to its driver identified Research visited the germplasm of fruit crops. It is srInAgAr, deC 7: In Kulgam, a Maruti car bearing Shujat Hussain son of Mohammad Advanced Centre for pertinent to mention that the Two persons including a minor registration number JK18/0980 hit Hussain e. The injured was shifted Horticulture Research with an expert from The work in collaboration with Advance Centre of died while three others were a motorcycle bearing registration to hospital for treatment. Kargil (ACHR), Udheywalla, Netherland will be visiting various national and interna - Horticulture Research injured in different road accidents. number JK22A/0799 at Matibugh, police has registered a case in this Jammu today on 07-12-2016 this Centre to work out the tional agencies. Dr. Vishal (Fruits), Udheywalla is the In Anantnag, a Tractor hit and crit - Yaripora, resulting in injuries to regard. In Baramulla, a Tipper to take stock of on-going plan for Centre of Excellence. Gupta, Jr. Scientist briefed nodal research centre of ically injured a six years old boy motorcyclist and a pillion. Both the bearing registration number research and developmental Dr. Parshant Bakshi, Head, about the production of vari - SKUAST-Jammu to under - identified as Faizan Thokar son of injured were shifted to hospital for JK14/5144 hit and injured a person activities at the centre before ACHR discussed that ACHR ous bio-control agents of hor - take basic and applied Nawaz Thokar resident of Imoh at treatment. Kulgam police has regis - identified as Abdul Rashid Sofi a the visit of team in connection will acts as a centre for train - ticultural importance pro - research for developing Imoh, Achabal. The boy was tered a case in this regard. In resident of Drangbal at Drangbal. with establishment of Centre ing for up gradation of scien - duced under Bio Control strategies to enhance produc - rushed to District Hospital Kargil, a Eco vehicle bearing regis - The injured was shifted to SMHS of Excellence. Dr. V.K.Wali, tific manpower in modern Laboratory. Prof. tivity and utilization of sub- Anantnag where doctors declared tration number JK07/2384 met Srinagar where he succumbed to Co-coordinator, ACHR technologies for horticulture P.K.Sharma showed his tropical fruit crops of Jammu him brought dead. Anantnag with an accident near Hanaskot his injuries. Baramulla police has briefed that a team along production and has to do interest and boosted the region. police has registered a case in this Bridge, Chiktan resulting in registered a case in this regard. 6 JAMMU | THURSDAY | DECEMbER 08 | 2016 gOlden Yug Unreasonable price hike of Ration items Army organizes lecture on waste arbitrary act of Govt : Vinay Sharma Our COrrespOndent disposal management JAMMu, deC 7: Our COrrespOndent waste into bio Congress activists and the people of rAJOurI, deC 7: compost/vermin compost ward no.14 under the leadership of In an effort to maintain the and use of organic manure Ward President Captain M.R pristine beauty of the appealed to masses.The Sharma, today held a strong protest Himalayan ecosystem, audience was enlightened demonstration against the present Rashtriya Rifles Batallion, on the importance of com - dispensation of PDP-BJP owing to Topa took up the cause of munity efforts in the pre - their arbitrary act of mysteriously spreading awareness vention of littering through raising the prices of “Atta” by 62% regarding efficient and reuse of gunny bags, metal and rice by 50 % without coming out effective solid waste dis - objects, use of centralized with any Government notification or posal at Saaj village of dustbins and avoiding poly - making any public announcement to Rajouri district. The effort degradabl e) and disposal domestic animals, acting as thenes. On the culmination this effect. People raised slogans was in the form of a struc - method.The promotional an impediment in recharg - of this informative session against the Government for its coer - tured lecture conducted lecture highlighted the ing the ground water and the panchayat members cive action of raising the prices of months. As such after the lapse of the exercise which is already going for the village dwellers, to method of Reuse, Reduce clogging of seasonal applauded the initiative ration items. three months rates have been for almost an year. She also high - promote and incorporate and Recycling at the grass streams was explicitly undertaken by the battalion Addressing the media, DCC General revised. He asked the Government lighted that the majority of the pop - minimum generation of root level. The harmful explained to the audience. and made a resolve to carry Secretary Sh. Vinay Sharma that why a decision that touches ulation of the area has still not waste, segregation of (bio- effects of plastic waste Other simple techniques forward the message to all expressed strong resentment over each and every individual in the received their Aadhar Cards and degradable and non bio- entering the food cycle of like conversion degradable natives of village. the hike in the rates of rice and flour. state has not been brought to the indeed some has not enrolled for the He said that this anti people act of public domain, What justification is same. Government will badly hit the poor there to increase the rates when the Receiving a pension without several deputations call on khatana people across the state who are supplier meaning FCI continues to Aadhar Card seems to be a distant people friendly programmes at on these programs so that they reach already grappling with the ill-effects supply the food grains at old rates. reality for the poor people. She Our COrrespOndent JAMMu, deC 7: grass route level initiated by the to the needy .He said that good gov - of demonetization, the rise in the He along with the people present urged the Government to restart the BJP State Secretary Er. Ghulam Ali, Prime Minister of India. Narendra ernance means redressal of the prices of essential commodities has demanded that the rates should be process for the enrollment of Aadhar While listening number of deputa - Modi. He further told the visiting aggrieved in time & with grace and come with yet another blow in the rolled back immediately and threat - Cards and simultaneously also tions from Uri, Baramula, Poonch, peoples that PM has taken no. Of that too at their door step. wake of cash starvation. He also ens to launch extensive agitation allow the concerned agencies to Channi Himmat and other parts of people friendly innovative initiative Prominent those led various deputa - highlighted his apprehensions on against the Government if there is release the revised pension of the the State. He gave them patience including Demonetisation, GST, tions Gurdyal Singh Bali State the reports published by some any delay in doing so. existing pension holders while keep - hearing, and apprised their griev - Mudra yojna, Swatch Bharat General Secretary Minority Morcha, newspapers that the rate of levy Smt Padmni Langeh , Vice President ing their earlier documentation in to ance to the concern ministries and Mission, ‘beti bachao’ and many Mohd Rafiq Mangara Uri, Irshada sugar is also going to be hiked from DCC during her address to the gath - consideration. departments on the spot. He others, but it is the Prime duty of the Fatima Baramula, Darshan Singh, existing Rs 13.50 Kg to Rs 25 Kg ering raised an issue of Old aged, Other Prominent persons who were appealed the BJP activist to carryout every citizens to keep an Hawck eye transport cell president. shortly. Sh Vinay Sharma expressed Handicapped and Widows pension present Sh. J.L Kaul Block President, shock over the revelation of which is still not given to the deserv - Janak Raj, Om Prakash, Sanjeev Commissioner Secretary CAPD as ing people. She said that it was Sharma Secretary PCC, Sardar H.S reported in the some newspapers, announced by the Government that Mehta, Sushil Sharma, Som Raj Women empowerment key to har- that the decision on the upwards the revised pension of Rs 1000 will Ward President, Koushal Sharma revision of rates was taken in the be given to the existing pension Ward President, Pardeep Singh state cabinet meeting held in July holders, but as a matter of fact Social Manhas, Kuldeep Raj, Sama Ram, monious growth of society: Rana 2016 and it also allowed continuance Welfare Department is just asking Ashok Kumar, Jagdish Raj, Rampaul down heavily on the BJP of old rates of ration for three more for the submission of Aadhar Cards and Neelam Rajkumar. for letting down people by deviating from the basic responsibility of gover - sdgp orders creation of police Community partnership groups nance. Our COrrespOndent to all the district SsP of the concerned SHOs will hold public. Shri. S.P Vaid has “The government has srInAgAr, deC 7: Kashmir Zone today.In his the meet of PCPG mem - sought a fortnightly failed on all fronts and the In order to redress the dire ctions the SDGP has bers once in month, report from the concerned promises made during grievances of the general directed that a number of SDPOs and DySsP once in district SsP. In this regard 2014 elections have turned people the J&K police has these groups should be two months and con - it has also been directed out as hollow slogans”, he ordered the creation of created at police station cerned SsP once in three that the district SsP to said, adding that the pres - Police Community and police post level. The months.The PCPGs are raise the grievances/ ent dispensation has lost its Partnership Groups members should be select - aimed at providing a problems not related to will to govern, which is dis - (PCPGs) in Kashmir zone. ed from all sections of the grievance redressal mech - police with the District Our COrrespOndent Mrs Bimla Luthra and Mrs women to take lead in cernible by chaos like situa - In this regard Special DGP society including social, anism so that police development commis - nAgrOtA, deC 7: Dilshad Malik, among oth - fighting discriminatory tion in all the three regions Coordination, Law& religious leaders and also becomes a facilitator in sioners and concerned Describing women ers. and anti-people policies of of Jammu, Kashmir and order, Dr. S.P Vaid has opinion makers. It has solving the problems heads of the respective empowerment as key to Mr Rana exhorted women the PDP-BJP government, Ladakh.Provincial issued detailed directions been also ordered that the being faced by general departments. harmonious growth of soci - to come forward in a big saying governance deficit President Women Wing ety, Provincial President way and play their role as has hit the masses at grass- Mrs Dogra and former National Conference Mr equals in politics and other roots level, especially the Legislator Mrs Bimla Army conducts vocational course Devender Singh Rana on fields. “This will greatly women, the most in terms Luthra also spoke on the Wednesday said that ade - help in carving out a right - of scarce drinking water, occasion. Our COrrespOndent quate conditions are need - ful place for women in soci - unscheduled power cuts, Earlier, Mr Rana inaugurat - udhAMpur, deC 7: ed to be created for their ety, ending domestic vio - rise in the prices of essen - ed the party office at Agore The Rashtriya Rifles Battalion at economic emancipation lence, incentivising their tials etc. “The recent hike in in Upper Jandal Block Kalakote conducted a month long and participation in deci - economic emancipation the prices of rations distrib - Mathwar. Also present on ‘Plumbing Course for youth at sion making.“To achieve and ensuring optimum uted to consumers through the occasion were Mr Kalakote in coordination with the gender equality in deci - female literacy”, he said CAPD outlets has been a Kuldeep Singh Jamwal, Mr National Council of Vocational sion-making, political and dwelt upon the oppor - harsh blow to poor peo - Vijay Lochan, Mrs Amrit Training (NCVT), Nowshera withan awakening among women tunities created by National ple”, he said while describ - Varsha, Ms Manvir Kour, endeavour to boost self employment assumes immense signifi - Conference over decades in ing this as the Ache Din Mr Sham Lal Sharma, Mr for the y outh in remote areas.A cance”, Mr Rana said at a eliciting women participa - version of the BJP. He said Anwar Khan, Mr Sanjeev total of 15 youth from villages of workers rally while nom - tion in politics and social he has been pursuing Singh, Mr Balbir Singh, Mr Mahogala, Khudran, Babbiyangala inating Ms Rekha Langeh service. He said endeav - developmental depart - Ravinder Singh, Mr Tejpal attended the course. Special as Block President, NC ours have been made to ments to ensure minimum Singh, Mr Kamal Singh, Mr emphasis was given to enhance aim to provide avenues for estab - cal aspects of plumbing skills, Women Wing for Mathwar encourage girls’ involve - basics to the people and Dhruv Singh, Mr Arjun skills in keeping with the Army’s lishing small-scale projects by these familiarisation with basic tools and Block, in presence of ment in various activities maintain regulated supply Singh, Mr Sonu Singh, Mr commitment towards employment youth in respective villages, the other important aspect were Provincial President so that they grow as useful of drinking water and Bhag Hussain, Mr Krishan generation in border areas.With an training on theoretical and practi - imparted. Women Wing Mrs Satwant citizens of the society.The power in the constituency. Gopal, Mr Arun Singh and Micromax launches Vdeo range of smartphones Kour Dogra, former MLA Provincial President urged The MLA Nagrota came others. with free Jio SIM to popularise video calling BJPMM organizes awareness programme Introduces google duo with its compelling video calling feature on Cashless Economy pre bundles the reliance Jio sIM with the smartphone offering3 months of Shift from cash to cashless transactions : Rekha unlimited free data and voice calling for Vdeo users Our COrrespOndent priced at rs. 4,440/- and rs. 4,990/- respectively, Micromax Vdeo 1 and Vdeo 2 JAMMu, deC 7: come with 4g Volte, Android Marshmallow, Metal backcover, Quad-Core proces - In order to make students aware about sor, video calling feature and more the concept of "Cashless Economy ", Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha Our COrrespOndent Android Marshmallow, Micromax we thrive on our will accelerate the switch (BJPMM) District Jammu President JAMMu, deC 7: spectacular metal body, to understanding of the Indian from feature phones to Rekha Mahajan organised a pro - Micromax Informatics, kick-start the smartphone consumer, consistently deriv - Smartphones. Our leader - gramme on cashless transactions in co- India’s leading mobile brand adoption in every corner of ing insights and delivering ship position and strong ordination with IT & Social Media and world’s 10th largest the country. innovative products to the brand equity has allowed Department of BJP, at Government smartphone brand, today With Google Duo, pre bun - market. 2016 has seen a Micr omax, for the first time College for Women, Parade, Jammu. announced the launch of dled Reliance SIM, 4G marked slowdown in the in the industry, to bring She was accompanied by State Vdeo series of smartphones VoLTE, the company wants long term trend of Feature together key players in the Secretary, Mahila Morcha Neeru brings transparency and boosts econo - ‘Unstructured Supplementary Service in association with Google. the consumers to immediate - Phones users shifting to eco-system to deliver a com - Anand, Savita Anand, Neha Gupta and my because cost of managing paper Data’ (USSD) for linking Mobile No. to The range is the first to come ly start enjoying the benefits Smart Phones. Two barriers plete solution for our con - other activists of the Morcha.In this pro - money is high. It also adds up to envi - one’s bank account, ‘Aadhar’ Enabled with simplified video calling of both 4G and the Duo we identified were perceived sumers.” gramme, Rekha Mahajan explained the ronment as no tree will be cut for print - Payment System for funds transfer, experience through Google App.The smartphone will high cost of data and a lack of He added “Of course, the benefits of being cashless. She said that ing paper. She asked the students to Balance Enquiry, Cash Deposit or Duo. Country’s one o the power the next phase of a differentiated mass-use Vdeo range is fully loaded only cashless societies are generally cor - shift their transactions from cash to Withdrawal and Interbank transaction most affordable 4G VoLTE smartphone adoption in the case. With the launch of the with best-in-class features for ruption free. In India, 98% of corruption cashless facility and also educate others through Thump Impression. He said phones, the smartphones country by hand-holding Vdeo range we have focused an entry level Smartphone – exists only due to cash system because to follow the same as it will be their con - that any information related to the come with a pre bundled consumers to upgrade to on these issues. We believe including 4G VoLTE, cash is not traceable, not accountable tribution towards making India a cor - Mobile Wallets can be enquired from Reliance Jio SIM, which offers smartphones. In the coming Video calling that is as simple Android Marshmallow, and not controlled by government. As ruption free, fake currency free nation the IT Cell of the party also. He said that 03 months of unlimited free months, the company will be as making a voice call, in a Quad core processors, great has been practice since centuries, the with no place for black money. State every decision of the government at the data and voice calling option extending the Vdeo range stable environment, will be a battery performance and cash can be used easily everywhere in Incharge, IT & Social Media Centre is itself historic and the nation to all the Vdeo users. The with the introduction of strong use case especially in housed in a premium and country so we cannot become corrup - Department, Jaidev Rajwal, while giv - will fast reach into an era of Modern company launched two Vdeo 3 and Vdeo 4. smaller towns. This feature, stylish metal body. We are tion free unless we are cashfree. If peo - ing the detailed presentation on the sub - India and stand with pride in the comi - smartphones under the Vdeo Commenting on the launch, coupled with free internet extremely proud that we ple are carrying less money there are ject, said that the ‘Mobile Wallets’ will ty of nations. Prof.Aruna Dubey, series- Vdeo 1 and Vdeo 2, Mr. Shubhajit Sen, Chief connectivity with the pre- have managed to deliver this less chances of snatching ,robbery,thefts have a number of modes including ‘e- Officiating Principal of the College, had which is a complete package Marketing Officer, Micromax bundled Reliance Jio SIM is a bundle of features in phones or other types of crimes .Going cashless wallet’, ‘Unified Payments Interface’ extended full co-operation and help in with 4G VoLTE, latest Informatics said, “At compelling proposition that priced under Rs 5000. ” dethrone terrorists and criminals. It (UPI), ‘Cards, PoS’ for Swiping, making the programme successful. 7 JAMMU | THURSDAY | DECEMbER 08 | 2016 gOlden Yug Govt working on improving road Road communication key to connectivity in JK: Veeri economic development: Kavinder Various public delegations call on Minister launches dev works worth rs 35 lakh in gandhi nagar Constituency utations and passed on spot direc - tions to the concerned officers to Our COrrespOndent stipulated time. redress their grievances on priority. JAMMu, deC 7: He also sought coopera - The Minister said roads are vital for Speaker, J&K, Legislative tion of the people in ensur - development of any area and Assembly, Kavinder Gupta ing speedy development stressed that a well-knit plan has today launched new devel - of their areas and asked been envisaged to improve the road opment works costing Rs them to come forward and connectivity in the state. 35 lakh and inspected personally supervise the Mr. Veeri asked the officers to per - progress on various ongo - quality of works. sonally monitor the works so that ing projects during an The works launched included deep drain proj - these are completed within the stip - extensive tour of his con - stituency Gandhi Nagar. ect at Rani Bagh being exe - ulated time. He enjoined upon them The works launched cuted by UEED, lane con - to work efficiently so that deserving included construction of struction by RDD, inaugu - people benefit from the welfare lanes, link roads, black top - ration and black topping schemes of the government. He also ping besides sanitation of road near Laxmi directed the officers to formulate Our COrrespOndent interacting with various deputations infrastructure. Narayan temple by PWD DPRs for new projects and submit JAMMu, deC 7: from Jammu region who called on Speaking on the occasion, (R&B). them to the concerned agencies at Minister for Public Works and him here today and apprised him Kavinder Gupta laid During the tour, the the earliest. Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul about the various issues pertaining thrust on improvement Speaker also interacted The Minister reiterated the commit - Rehman Veeri today said it is impor - to road connectivity in their respec - and expansion of road with locals who put forth tant to deliver basic amenities at the tive areas. ment of Government to give a cor - connectivity and better their demands. doorstep of the people and govern - Among others, Chief Engineer R&B ruption free, efficient and accessible sanitation facilities adding Giving a patient hearing, ment has taken various steps in this Jammu, Alok Mengi, Chief Engineer administration to the people of that a viable road network the Speaker assured that regard. He said the government is PMGSY Jammu, Superintendent Jammu and Kashmir. He also asked is key to ensure that other necessary measures will laying stress on upgrading the road Engineer R&B, Jammu besides sen - the officers to make periodical facilities and amenities be taken to find early solu - infrastructure to provide better road ior officers of the concerned depart - reviews of the progress of various reach people in a time tion to their genuine prob - connectivity to the people of the ments were present. The Minister ongoing developmental works in bound manner. "Roads are lems. He informed the state. The Minister said this while gave a patient hearing to all the dep - their concerned areas. the backbone, which facili - to ensure that no corner of compromise on the quali - people that many projects tate development and the state remains devoid ty of work. For this he for the area are in pipeline growth of any area. These of this necessity,” stressed on close monitor - and will be executed soon. SWB officials call on CM for are essential for develop - Kavinder said. ing. He directed all allied The Speaker was accom - ment, social integration During the inspection, the agencies to work in close panied by a team of senior and security, and the state Speaker directed the exe - coordination so that the officers of the concerned pinning ceremony on Flag Day government is committed cuting agencies not to works are completed in departments. Our COrrespOndent JAMMu, deC 7: Bali reiterates resolve to develop Director Sainik Welfare Board, Brigadier (Retd), Harcharan Singh, called Raipur-Domana as model constituency on the Chief Minister, AYs sAnCtIOnIng Of Bed hOspItAl egree Ollege keY InItIAtIVes durIng Yrs Mehbooba Mufti here this s 100- , d C 2 morning for pinning cere - Our COrrespOndent mony to mark the Armed JAMMu, deC 07: Forces Flag Day. Minister for Health & Medical The Flag Day is observed Education, Bali Bhagat has reiterat - every year on December 7 ed his resolve to develop the Raipur- to collect funds for welfare Domana as a model constituency by of armed forces’ personnel. ensuring all requisite facilities, On the occasion, the Chief adding that this was his commit - Minister urged people to the needy ex-servicemen, families of the personnel. Welfare Board were pres - ment with the people at the time of contribute generously for widows and dependent The other officials of Sainik ent on the occasion. election, and he would leave no stone unturned to fulfill the same. ment to ensure need based all round work is found below standards and Addressing two separate public development of all areas and with specifications, the concerned will ram Madhav meets governor meetings at village Dhar Darochan the active involvement of the local face action and mandatory penalty, and Marjali in Raipur-Domana near people so that the benefits of the said the Minister. Responding to the Our COrrespOndent here today, the Minister said that the schemes/programmes percolate demands of the people, the Minister JAMMu, deC 7: Government has taken several down to the needy. assured to construct the left out por - Mr. Ram Madhav, National General measures to augment the existing Referring to some key initiatives tion of road connecting village Dhar Secretary, BJP, met Governor N.N. infrastructural facilities and new ini - taken by the Government, the Darochan after the winter months. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. tiatives to give an impetus to the Minister said that over 80 kilometers He also assured to address other Governor and Mr. Madhav dis - developmental activities in the of road length has been black - issues, like upgradation of power cussed various important issues Constituency during the short stint topped, foundation stones of 100- infrastructure, drinking water and relating to security management, of less than two years. He said the bed Sub-District Hospital and opening of Anganwari Centre on infrastructural development and Government has not found ample Degree College laid, over 3000 toilet priority basis. At village Marjali, he speeding up the growth and devel - time to focus on the developmental units made functional under announced to open a Health Sub- opment process. issues due to disturbances in some Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and Centre, which was a long pending parts of the State and other allied over 4000 cases of old age and other demand of the people. He also aspects, but now the developmental pensions have been sanctioned in issued on-the-spot instructions to nanda for making rural women self-reliant initiatives will be fast-tracked, he the constituency. He said the process the functionaries of Rural asserted. of blacktopping the remaining roads Development to undertake the 21- Day 'Dress Designing' course concludes at Panthal The Minister said the present has also been set in motion and repair and renovation of lanes and Government headed by Chief works will be executed after the drains in the village. He also direct - Our COrrespOndent dress designing techniques. Minister, Mehbooba Mufti with the winter months. To ensure the quali - ed for undertaking a survey of eligi - reAsI, deC 07: Speaking on the occasion, wholehearted support of Prime ty of works and longevity of roads, ble beneficiaries for construction of The 21 day long training Nanda said that training in Minister, Narendra Modi, has initi - the government has set new specifi - toilets under SBM. Prominent BJP course on Dress Designing such trades helps in mak - ated several developmental and cations and added fresh clauses in leaders of the area including, Omi sponsored by State Bank of ing women self reliant. He welfare programmes and people the contracts. As a deterrent meas - Khajuria, Madhu Sudhan Sharma, India (SBI), Rural Self also asked the concerned to will witness transformation in all ure, the concerned contractors will Ved Prakash Sharma, Jagtar Singh Employment Training organize more such camps sectors in the coming years. He said be responsible for the renovated Jagga and other workers also accom - Institute (RESTI) , Reasi for the women in rural it is endeavor of the present govern - roads for next three years, and if any panied the Minister. concluded here today at areas. He also appreciated Panthal. the SBI for organizing Minister of State for Rural Self Employment Finance, Planning, IT, Training Camps. Later, DDC Kathua reviews functioning Tribal Affairs, Labour and Nanda distributed certifi - Employment, Ajay Nanda cates among the trained was the chief guest at the women. Senior officers and of Social Welfare department valedictory function. officials of various depart - Our COrrespOndent beneficiaries under ous scholarship schemes towards ensuring maxi - A batch of 43 local women ments were also present on kAthuA, deC 7: Indira Gandhi National for the people like post, mum publicity and was imparted training in the occasion. District Development Widow Pension Scheme pre matric scholarship awareness about such Commissioner Kathua (IGNWPS), 152 benefici - schemes and the scholar - schemes through aware - A 'Century' of goodwill - Cataract surgery facilitated by Army Ramesh Kumar today aries under Indira ship of central Minority ness drives besides use of convened a meeting of Gandhi National Affairs ministry. print & electronic media. during a medical camp mologist. Dr Satish Gupta officers of Social Welfare Disability Scheme While reviewing state DDC also called for conducted by the Army. displayed immense affinity Department to review the (IGNDPS), 25 beneficiar - schemes like Laadli Beti speedy Adhaar seeding Thereafter, the Army for the awaam of Poonch progress under various ies under National and Aasra, the DDC and account updation of acted as facilitator, admin - and accommodated the schemes here. Family Benefit Scheme in asked the Social Welfare beneficiaries and involve istrator and coordinator to patients in his busy sched - During the meeting, the district. He also Department to ensure Anganwadi Workers and get these elderly people ule. His tireless efforts have District Social Welfare revealed that as many as adequate implementation Education Department operated for their ailment. gifted these hundred Officer Kathua Ashraf 7799 students were given of the scheme so that pos - for the exercise. He also The patients and their patients the priceless treas - to Pre Metric scholarship itive disposition about laid stress for consider - attendants were provided ure of eyesight.Of the hun - Choudhary presented an with all facilities by the dred patients, forty six were overview of various wel - to SC/OBC whereas 132 the girl child is created ing rehabilitation cases of Army including trans - operated at Bee Enn fare schemes and scholar - students were provided across the state. people affected by cross portation, boarding, lodg - General Hospital Jammu, ship programmes being to Post Matric On the progress of the border firing and provi - Our COrrespOndent ed for cataract at ing, registration and medi - while the remaining fifty implemented in the dis - Scholarship to SC/OBC. AASRA scheme, the DDC sion of pension to handi - JAMMu, deC 7: Jammu.One hundred cine. Over the next four four were operated at trict. He informed that He added that a total of was informed that capped persons due to Army initiative to provide patients from Poonch months, these patients were Treatwell Medicals, 18128 beneficiaries have 75 people were given around 2320 people have firing/shelling incidents. Specialist Medical Care to District including those operated upon by Dr Satish Jammu. This friendly initia - been benefitted under Skill Development been covered under the He also directed CEO the locals of Poonch from the remote areas of Gupta, HOD of tive has received tremen - Integrated Social Security Training under BADP scheme. The DDC asked Kathua to organize reme - arrived at a landmark Hillkaka, Jyotianwali, Ophthalmology dous applause from the Scheme (ISSS), 5454 bene - scheme during current officials to expedite the dial classes at Nari when Anwar Bi, resident Loran and Mandi suffer - Department at Government locals of Poonch who have ficiaries under Indira financial year. process of implementing Niketan for orphan chil - of Daraba became the ing from cataract were Medical College, Jammu always stood by the Amed Gandhi Old Age Pension The DDC sought the scheme. He called for dren. 100th patient to be operat - identified for treatment and a renowned ophthal - Forces. Scheme (IGNOAPS), 523 progress report of vari - taking more steps C M C M Y B Y B JAMMU | THURSDAY | DECEMbER 08 | 2016 gOlden Yug Association for the Welfare of Senior Citizens Durga Nagar Welfare Committee Anantnag students delegation meets Governor Jammu’s delegation meets Governor Our COrrespOndent Our COrrespOndent JAMMu, deC 7: group meets CM A delegation of Durga Nagar Welfare Committee, led JAMMu, deC 7: by its President Mr. Roshan Lal Raina, called on A delegation of Association Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. for the Welfare of Senior Citizens Jammu led by its The delegation apprised the Governor about the President Mr. A.K. Arora, major problems of their area which include : provi - called on Governor N.N. sion of ration only as per previous quota; sanctioning Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here of 250 KV transformer in Kalashpati lane and trans - today. former augmentation from 250 KV to 400 KV in The delegation requested the Khatri Mohalla; expediting selection process to fill Governor, who is also the vacant positions of migrants in government jobs; Chairman of Shri Mata expediting preparation of estimates for different Our COrrespOndent about what they felt about these Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, to works by Works Wing of Municipal Corporation JAMMu, deC 07: places and what they think help the Association build an Jammu and Chief Engineer R&B; provision of suitable A group of students from should be done to further polish Old Age Home or a Pay and health care facilities for the residents of Durga Nagar; Anantnag, who were on a tour of their academic system and career Stay Hostel for the old age citizens and enact “National “State Level Advisory Council transport facility; monetary support for construction various cities of the country, met selection in the State. people with the support of the Policy on Older Persons” and for Welfare of Senior Citizens” of community hall; provision of land for construction the Chief Minister, Mehbooba The students shared with the Shrine Board. They urged the “Act for Maintenance and functional at the earliest. of higher secondary school building at Durga Nagar; Mufti here last evening. Chief Minister their observations Governor to impress upon the Welfare of Senior Citizens, The Governor assured the del - financial assistance for cancer patients etc.. The Chief Minister sought from about their visit. Mehbooba Mufti State Government to: adopt a 2007” to protect senior citizens egation that all their concerns The Governor observed that all the projected difficul - the students their impressions extended her best wishes to the State Policy for the mainte - from abuse and ill treatment at shall be taken up with the ties shall be got urgently enquired into and assured about the tour. She asked them students in their studies ahead. nance and welfare of senior all levels; and making the State Government. support for the welfare of the Durga Nagar residents. ADC Jammu reviews Milad Zulfkar Ali for streamlining ration procurement, arrangements Our COrrespOndent JAMMu, deC 07: distribution mechanism Additional District Development Commissioner, Anuradha Gupta chaired a meeting with officers of Kathua tops in ahead of time. He said it occasion, the Minister said tion from people them - line departments to review the arrangements for Eid-e- would ensure timely pro - that it is the responsibility selves, as it happened in Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) here today. Threadbare discus - achieving target curement and distribution of the department to dis - recent months in Valley, sion was held regarding arrangements related to traf - of food grains among con - tribute rations to the con - while the Departmental fic regulation, drinking water and power supply, secu - under NFSA sumers. He said to ensure sumers in time so that the functionaries’ worked rity, check on rates and quality of eatables, sanitation Our COrrespOndent smooth procurement and allocated food grains are with tremendous dedica - around Eidgahs, besides various other issues were also JAMMu, deC 07: distribution, it is impera - provided to them for con - tion during the turmoil discussed during the meeting. ADDC directed the Minister for Food, Civil tive that proper mecha - sumption. He asked the period. He said change is Municipal authorities to ensure cleanliness around Supplies and Consumer nism is formulated to officials to adopt the posi - must, and unless a better Eidgah so that people do not face any inconvenience Affairs (FCS&CA), achieve 100 percent effi - tive approach in achieving work attitude is adapted, whereas the officers of Food Safety were directed to Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali ciency. The Minister was the desired results. He achieving desired results keep a check on adulteration of various eatables. today called for ensuring informed that under added that the department in serving people would cent percent procurement, National Food Security has to find ways and not be possible. Secretary, SHRC seeks report regarding condition lifting and distribution of Act (NFSA) from February means to carry out tasks in FCS&CA Shafiq Raina, of JK House Chanakyapuri food grains by streamlin - to December 3, 2016, dis - a better and scientific Director, FCS&CA JAMMu, deC 7: ing the existing mecha - trict Kathua is leading in consumers in the district. achievement at number manner. The Minister said Jammu, G S Chib, General Taking cognizance of the complaints of patients and nism. Speaking during a Jammu province with 96 District Ramban is at num - third in terms of percent - people are directly Manager, Food their attendants regarding the dilapidated condition review meeting convened percent of distribution of ber 2, with 95 percent of age of distribution on allo - dependent on FCS&CA, Corporation of India, of Block-C of JK House Chanakyapuri, the chairman with the officers of the allocated food grains. The distribution on allocation. cation in the province. therefore, the efficiency in Kishore Kumar, Special Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights FCS&CA department here meeting was informed A total of 1,51,352 quintals District Doda with 72 per - the department’s work has Secretary, FCS&CA Nissar Commission, Justice (retd) Bilal Nazki has asked today, the Minister said that against the allocation of food grains were dis - cent comes at the bottom to be at par with the aspi - Ahmad, Assistant Member, JKSHRC, Jang Bahadur Singh Jamwal to the department should of 3, 06,676 quintals of tributed against the alloca - of the chart, where out of rations of its consumers. Directors FCS&CA of visit New Delhi and conduct a thorough inspection of ensure that the release food grains, so far 2, tion of 1,60,018 quintals, allotted 2, 24,556 quintals, He added if the depart - Jammu Division and other the building in presence of the authorities of JK House orders (ROs) for desired 92,174 quintals have been while district Udhampur 1, 60,904 quintals were dis - ment delivers well it concerned officers attend - and submit a report to the Commission in this regard. food grains are procured distributed among the follows with 94 percent tributed. Speaking on the would receive apprecia - ed the meeting. Hanjura reviews developmental scenario, winter LC Chairman reviews preparation preparedness in budgam for upcoming Budget Session Our COrrespOndent Shahnaz Ganai and Surinder take up the issue with con - Our COrrespOndent istration, especially PDD, directed to minimize the Minister also took a com - snow clearance has JAMMu, deC 7: Ambardar attended the cerned quarters. He said the BudgAM, deC 7: R&B, Health and unscheduled power cuts prehensive review of already been formulated Chairman of Legislative meeting Secretary Council, concern of the members will Minister for Agriculture, FCS&CA departments for and ensure that damaged works taken up by by the district administra - Council Haji Anayat Ali Additional Secretary and be looked into and worked Mr. Ghulam Nabi Lone putting in their best transformers are repaired Yousmarg Development tion and men and machin - today reviewed the prepara - other staff members were out with appropriate action. Hanjura Wednesday took efforts to provide services in time to avoid inconven - and Doodhpatri ery has been put on ready tion of the Council Secretariat also present in the meeting. Cutting across the party lines, a comprehensive review to the people. He stressed ience to the people during Development Authorities. mode to face any exi - for the upcoming Budget The meeting discussed secu - the members asked the of developmental projects upon concerned especial - winters. The Minister The Minister underlined gency. He directed the Session of the legislature. rity of the LC members and Government to frame a poli - being executed under dif - ly, engineering wings, to directed for timely com - the need for implementa - officers to work with The Chairman reviewed the asked the government to cy which would clearly spec - ferent sectors in district redouble their efforts for pletion of various tion of the developmental utmost zeal and in unison functioning of different deploy adequate security ify the number of security Budgam. The Minister achieving the physical schemes already dis - plan of tourist villages on so that set targets are house Committees/DRCSs personnel for them. The personnel to be deployed also took stock of meas - and financial targets and cussed in the board meet - war footing. Taking stock achieved on time. MLC, and discussed issues of Council Members also high - with MLCs and accommoda - ures taken by the district to implement contingency ings especially under PHE of arrangements put in Saif-ud-Din Bhat was also accommodation, security lighted various issues and tion type they are entitled to. administration as part of plan prepared for works sector. He urged upon the place for winters, the present in the meeting and protocol of members. sought parity in protocol and Mr Veeri said that winter preparedness. The to be executed in double Sate Forest Corporation Minster was informed and projected various Minister for Parliamentary facilities viz a-viz members of Government is committed to shifts to ensure that peo - (SFC) authorities to pro - that FCS&CA has already issues of public impor - Minister reviewed the Affairs and Public Works, Assembly. MLC Showkat provide adequate facilities to ple do not face any incon - vide adequate timber sup - dumped advance 3 month tance. Earlier, the District works related to PHE, Abdul Rehman Veeri, Ganie raised the issue of the legislators. He further PDD, R&B, PMGSY, venience in the coming ply to the people so that ration in snow bound Development Minister for Education security during the visit of informed that each legislator I&FC, Health, Rural winters. no illegal felling of trees areas. The minister direct - Commissioner Budgam, Naeem Akhtar, Legislators members to their respective would be provided Laptop Development, FCS&CA, The Minister directed the or smuggling of timber ed them to ensure that Mir Altaf Ahmad briefed Bashir Ahmad Veeri, Firdous areas and demanded bullet before the start of the session. SFC, Agriculture and R&B authorities to expe - takes place. He further rate list is displayed at the meeting that up to Ahmad Tak, Jugal Kishore, proof vehicles for all legisla - Mr Veeri also assured the Horticulture sectors. dite the road upgradation directed the Rural prominent places at all ending November, 2016, Ashok Khajuria, tors. officials that staff strength Speaking on the occasion, works in view of little Development Department ration depots. Further, the out of the available funds, Mohammad Khursheed Minister for Parliamentary will be increased in the Minister appreciated working season left. The to release wages under Minster was also 71 percent stand expend - Alam, Ramesh Arora, Affairs, Mr A R Veeri assured Legislative Council for its the role of district admin - PDD authorities were MGNREGA in time. The informed that plan for ed. Showkat Ahmad Ganai, Dr. the meeting that they will smooth functioning. 65th All India Police Hockey Championship, ADGP VK Singh addresses press conference Our COrrespOndent to 16th December 2016. Gurbaj Singh of Punjab and Boxing events) and under aegis of All India JAMMu, deC 07: For smooth conduct of the Police shall be seen in Hockey Championship Police Sports Control Additional Director Championship, J&K Police action during the for the third time( 2001 & Board New Delhi. Besides General of Police, has constituted an Championship. Adequate 2012). J&K Police has to its cred - (Headquarters) briefed the Organizing Committee arrangements have been J&K Police Central Sports it many International media persons at a Press headed by Director made for the participating Teams have won medals in sports persons/coaches in Conference held at Police General of Police, Mr. K. teams and other officials. various events such as different sports viz; Aadil Headquarters (PHQ) here Rajendra Kumar, ADGP J&K Police has had a tradi - Water Sp orts, Boxing, Mohi-ud-din, Zahoor today, about the conduct (Armed) J&K Mr. L tion of organizing and par - Wrestling, Hockey, Ahmad (Water Sports), of 65th All India Police Mohanti, is Organizing ticipating in sports at Weightlifting, Archery, ShafiNari, Khursheed Hockey Tournament-2016, Secretary, Special DG, national and international Handball, Kabaddi, Wu- Ahmad, Reyaz Ahmad, being hosted by Jammu ADGP Hqrs. and other level. Previously, J&K shu, Shooting, Band, Golf, Ranjeet Singh (Football), and Kashmir Police in ADsGP are members. IGP due to tight schedule, few pating CAPF’s and Police and J&K. Previously the Police has hosted All India Badminton at All India Balvinder Singh, Ranjeet Jammu from December 10, Mr. Yoginder Koul is con - preliminary league pool teams are as follows; 64th All India Police Police Games which Police Games/ Singh Chib, Dheeraj 2016. vener for the Championshi matches shall be played at Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Hockey Championship include J&K include Water Competitions organized Nagpal, & others. Giving the details, Mr. . Jammu University Hockey BSF, Chandigarh, was held at Guwahati Sports (Thrice), Golf Singh said that All India The Hockey Ground. Total number of Chhattisgarh, CISF, CRPF, Assam(Feb. 2016) and the (Twice), Police Band, COngrAtulAtIOns Police Sports Control Championship shall be 38 matches shall be played Haryana, ITBP, ITBP won the Football, Volleyball Board, New Delhi has conducted on league-cum- amongst 26 participating Jharkhand, Karnataka, Championship while Cluster (comprising of Congratulations to Ms. Vani assigned JKP the responsi - knock-out basis as per teams including Final and Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Police were Volleyball, Handball, Awasthi D/o Mr. Raman bility to organize 65th All rules and regulations of Third Place Match. Maharashtra, Manipur, runners up.Various Basketball and Kabaddi), Awasthi and Dr. Kiran India Police Hockey All India Police Sports In this Championship 26 Orrisa, Puddicherry, International players Lawn Tennis for GO’s, Awasthi W/o Dr. Atul Gupta Championship-2016. Control Board and teams shall be participat - Punjab, Rajasthan, RPF, namely Sandeep Singh Wr estling Cluster (com - for qualifying JKSET-2016 in The Championship shall Hockey India. The match - ing which include 520 SSB, Tamil Nadu, from Haryana Police, prising of Men/ Women English the result of which be held at K. K. Hakku es shall be played at players and 200 officials. Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Arjuna Awardee Rajpal Gymnastics, Judo, was declared recently. Stadium Jammu from 10th K.K.Hakku Stadium and The name of the partici - Uttrakhand, West Bengal Singh and Olympian Weightlifting, Wrestling

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